fourreau
French
Etymology
Old French furrer, forrel, from fuerre, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą, though it is not known via which specific Germanic language.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fu.ʁo/
Noun
fourreau m (plural fourreaux)
- scabbard, sheath
- sheath dress
Further reading
- “fourreau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.