écharpe

Etymology

From Middle French escharpe, escherpe, from Old French escharpe, escherpe, eskerpe, eschreppe, escreppe (“small bag, satchel”), of obscure origin. Perhaps a borrowing from Frankish *skirpa, *skirpja (“basket made of rushes”) (from Latin scirpea) or possibly from Old Norse skreppa (“scrip, bag”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ʃaʁp/

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Noun

écharpe f (plural écharpes)

1. scarf

Verb

écharpe

1. first-person singular present indicative of écharper
2. third-person singular present indicative of écharper
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of écharper
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of écharper
5. second-person singular imperative of écharper

Further reading

• “écharpe” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• péchera, pêchera, repêcha