escrime

See also: escrimé

French

Etymology

Alteration (after Italian scrima) of Old French escremie (“combat”), from escremir, from Frankish *skirmjan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛs.kʁim/

• Audio:

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Noun

escrime f (uncountable)

1. fencing (sport)

Coordinate terms

• épée
• fleuret
• sabre

Derived terms

• escrimer
• escrimeur, escrimeuse

Descendants

• → Turkish: eskrim

See also

• escarmouche

 

Further reading

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