hardes

French

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /aʁd/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Occitan hardes (Gascon and Béarnese), corresponding to standard Old French farde, from Arabic فَرْدَة (farda, “single piece”).

Noun

hardes f pl (plural only)

1. (plural only, derogatory, literary) old clothes, rags

Etymology 2

Inflected forms.

Noun

hardes f pl

1. plural of harde

Further reading

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

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

hardes f pl

1. (Jersey, Guernsey) clothes

Synonyms

• habits