étêtement

French

Etymology

From étêter +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.tɛt.mɑ̃/

Noun

étêtement m (plural étêtements)

1. the act of pollarding
2. the act of cutting the top off an object (such as a pin)

Further reading

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