giratoire

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gȳrātus (“rotated”) +‎ -oire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒi.ʁa.twaʁ/

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Adjective

giratoire (plural giratoires)

1. gyratory

Derived terms

• carrefour giratoire, sens giratoire (“roundabout”)

Noun

giratoire m (plural giratoires)

1. (Switzerland) roundabout

   Synonym: rond-point

Further reading

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