échalas
French
Etymology
Alteration of Old French escharat, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *Caracium, from Ancient Greek χάραξ (khárax, “reed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.ʃa.la/, /e.ʃa.lɑ/
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Noun
échalas m (plural échalas)
- (horticulture) stake, pole (to support plants etc.)
- (colloquial) beanpole (thin person)
- Synonym: asperge
Further reading
- “échalas”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- achales
Spanish
Verb
échalas
- second-person singular imperative of echar combined with las