épeiche

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French espec, Old French espec, espoit, from Frankish *speht (“woodpecker”), from Proto-Germanic *spihtaz. More at speight.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.pɛʃ/

Noun

épeiche f (plural épeiches)

1. great spotted woodpecker

Further reading

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