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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French deschauz, from Vulgar Latin *discalceus, itself either from a shortening of Late Latin discalceātus, from discalceō, or from Latin dis- + calceus. Cognate with Occitan descauç, Catalan descalç, Spanish descalzo, Portuguese descalço, Italian scalzo, Walloon dischås, and Romanian desculț.
Pronunciation
Adjective
déchaux (invariable)
- (archaic) discalced, discalceate
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