hêtre

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See also: hétre

French

un hêtre (1)
un hêtre (1)
un hêtre (1)
un hêtre (2)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French hestre, from Old French hestre, from Frankish *haistr. Displaced native fau, from Latin fagus, which can still be found in faîne (beechnut).

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Noun

hêtre m (plural hêtres)

  1. beech
  2. beechwood
    Meronym: faîne

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