écope
See also: écopé
French
Etymology
From Frankish, related to Dutch schop (“spade”) and English scoop.
Pronunciation
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Noun
écope f (plural écopes)
- (nautical) bailer, baler (for bailing out a vessel)
Derived terms
- écoper
Verb
écope
- inflection of écoper:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “écope”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.