perré
French
Etymology
From Old French pairé. Equivalent to pierre + -é.From Middle French perrer (“to decorate with stones”) > perré ("fitted with stones").Compareempierrer (“to decorate with stones”) > empierré (“fitted with stones”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛ.ʁe/, /pe.ʁe/
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Noun
perré m (plural perrés)
- (masonry) stone facing, revetment
Further reading
- “perré”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.