alentours

French

Etymology

From Old French a l'entor, reinterpreted as a noun, then as a plural noun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.lɑ̃.tuʁ/

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Noun

alentours m pl (plural only)

1. (plural only) surroundings, neighbouring areas

Related terms

• aux alentours de

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• salueront

Norman

Etymology

From Old French a l'entor, reinterpreted as a noun, then as a plural noun.

Noun

alentours m pl

1. (Guernsey) environment, surroundings