drêche

French

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *drasca, drachia, *drascum, possibly borrowed from Celtic. Or, of Germanic origin, related to either German dreschen / English thresh, to Trester / drast or Drüsen / dross.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʁɛʃ/

Noun

drêche f (plural drêches)

1. draff

Further reading

• “drêche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.