See also: écopé

French

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Etymology

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From Frankish, related to Dutch schop (spade), German Schippe and English scoop.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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écope f (plural écopes)

  1. (nautical) bailer, baler (for bailing out a vessel)

Derived terms

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Verb

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écope

  1. inflection of écoper:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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