pâture

See also: pâturé

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French pasture, from Latin pastūra, from pastus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.tyʁ/ ~ /pɑ.tyʁ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

pâture f (plural pâtures)

1. grazing food for livestock
2. pasture (field full of such food)

   Synonyms: pâturage, (Louisiana) savanne

Derived terms

• donner en pâture
• livrer en pâture

Related terms

• paître
• paisson

Verb

pâture

1. inflection of pâturer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• épurât, réputa