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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French chesne, from Old French chesne, chaisne, chasne, from Vulgar Latin *cassanus (attested in Medieval Latin as casnus), probably from Gaulish cassanos. Some Old French forms possibly influenced by fraisne, fresne (cf. modern frêne). Compare Occitan casse, Franco-Provençal châno. See also Spanish quejigo, Galician caxigo, Aragonese caixico.
Pronunciation
Noun
chêne m (plural chênes)
- oak (tree), oak tree
- le chêne de mon jardin ― the oak in my garden
- un chêne millénaire ― a thousand-year-old oak
- la fable du chêne et du roseau ― the fable of the oak and the reed
- oak (wood)
- du chêne ― (some) oak
- le chêne de ce lit ― the oak of this bed
- un chêne moyen ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (middle-aged wood, with intermediate color, young woods are more clear)
- une table en chêne, de chêne ― an oak table
- une table faite avec du chêne ― a table made from oak
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