embûche

Etymology

From the verb embûcher, from Vulgar Latin *imbosco, from in + boscus (“wood, woods”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.byʃ/

Noun

embûche f (plural embûches)

1. ambush

Verb

embûche

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

Further reading

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