échappement
French
Etymology
From échapper (“to escape”) + -ment.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.ʃap.mɑ̃/
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Noun
échappement m (plural échappements)
- escape
- exhaust pipe (of a vehicle)
- Synonyms: (Canada) silencieux, pot d'échappement
- (horlogery) escapement
Derived terms
- gaz d'échappement
Descendants
- → North Levantine Arabic: أشطمان (ʾašṭmān, “exhaust pipe”), أشكمان (ʾašᵊkmān), أشكمون (ʾašᵊkmōn)
- → Moroccan Arabic: شاكمة (šāgma, “exhaust pipe”), شاڭمة (šāgma), شاگمة (šāgma)
Further reading
- “échappement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.