charrière

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French

Etymology

From char +‎ -ière, or from Late Latin (via) carrāria, from Latin carrus. Doublet of carrière (career), taken from Old Occitan. Compare Occitan carrièra, Catalan and Spanish carrera, Portuguese carreira, archaic Italian carraia, Romanian cărare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃa.ʁjɛʁ/
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Noun

charrière f (plural charrières)

  1. a path, way, route, or road, large enough to fit carriages, chariots, carts, wagons, etc.

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