trompe

Noun

trompe (plural trompes)

1. (obsolete) A trumpet; a trump.
2. Alternative form of tromp (“blowing apparatus in a forge”)

Anagrams

• pro tem, pro tem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrompe/

Adverb

trompe

1. deceptively

Etymology

From Middle French trompe, from Old French trompe, from Frankish *trumpa, *trumba (“trumpet”), akin to Old Dutch drumba, trumba (“trumpet, horn”), Old High German trumba, trumpa, Old Norse trumba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁɔ̃p/

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Noun

trompe f (plural trompes)

1. trumpet
2. trunk of an elephant
3. squinch

Verb

trompe

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

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• promet

Noun

trompe (plural trompes)

1. trunk (of an elephant)