stratagème

See also: stratageme

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French stratageme, from Old French stratageme, a borrowing from Latin strategema, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek στρατήγημα (stratḗgēma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stʁa.ta.ʒɛm/

Noun

stratagème m (plural stratagèmes)

1. stratagem, trick, ploy

Related terms

• stratégie

Further reading

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