marchepied

French

Etymology

From marche +‎ pied.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʁ.ʃə.pje/

Noun

marchepied m (plural marchepieds)

1. (railway) step (of a train)
2. running board (of car)
3. (figuratively) stepping-stone

Further reading

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