fourrière

French

Etymology

From Old French fuerre + -ière.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fu.ʁjɛʁ/

• Audio:

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Noun

fourrière f (plural fourrières)

1. pound (place for the detention of stray animals)
2. tow pound, car impound (place to which law enforcement tow vehicle)

Further reading

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