fossé

See also: fosse, fòsse, and fôsse

French

Etymology

From Middle French fossé, from Old French fossé, from Late Latin fossātum, from Latin fossō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɔ.se/
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Noun

fossé m (plural fossés)

ditch; trench; moat

Further reading

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

Gallo

Etymology

From Old French fossé, from Late Latin fossātum, from Latin fossō.

Noun

fossé ? (plural fossés)

slope, embankment

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French fossé, from Late Latin fossātum, from Latin fossō.

Noun

fossé m (plural fossez)

trench; ditch

Descendants

French: fossé

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