carrefour

French

Etymology

From Old French quarrefourc, from Latin quadrifurcus, from quadri- < quattuor + furca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaʁ.fuʁ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uʁ

Noun

carrefour m (plural carrefours)

1. crossroads

Further reading

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

Norman

Etymology

From Latin quadrifurcus.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Jersey):

  (file)

Noun

carrefour m (plural carrefours)

1. (Jersey) crossroad