corniche

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English

Etymology

From French corniche (ledge).

Beirut corniche

Pronunciation

Noun

corniche (plural corniches)

  1. A road built on a ledge (cliff), especially along water (a river, sea, etc).

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cornice.

Pronunciation

Noun

corniche f (plural corniches)

  1. (architecture) a horizontal moulded projection which crowns or finishes a building or some part of a building or runs round the wall of a room; cornice
  2. cliff road, mountain road, corniche
  3. (geology) ledge

Descendants

  • Ottoman Turkish: قورنیش (korniş)

Further reading

Italian

Adjective

corniche

  1. feminine plural of cornico

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