échasse

French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle French eschesse, from Old French eschace (“crutch, stilt”), from Frankish *skakkjā,^[1] from Proto-Germanic *skakaną.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /e.ʃas/, /e.ʃɑs/
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Noun edit

échasse f (plural échasses)

stilt (piece of wood used to appear taller)
(ornithology) One of a number of stilt birds, not always directly corresponding to English stilt

Derived terms edit

échassier (“stiltwalker”)

See also edit

échassier

References edit

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

Further reading edit

“échasse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
échasse on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr

Anagrams edit

assèche, asséché, chassée

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