charrue

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French, from Latin carrūca (“Gaulish cart”), from carrus, from Transalpine Gaulish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa.ʁy/

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Noun

charrue f (plural charrues)

1. (agriculture) plough
2. (Quebec) snow plow (US), snow plough (UK)

Derived terms

• mettre la charrue avant les bœufs

Related terms

• char

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• ruchera

Galician

Verb

charrue

1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of charruar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Verb

charrue

1. inflection of charruar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative