cercueil

French

Etymology

Alteration of Old French sarqueu, sarcou, from Vulgar Latin *sarcovum, *sarcovagum, from Latin sarcophagus. Doublet of sarcophage.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɛʁ.kœj/
Audio (France, Paris) (file)
Rhymes: -œj
Homophone: cercueils

Noun

cercueil m (plural cercueils)

coffin, casket
Dans son testament, il a demandé que son cercueil reste fermé pendant son enterrement.
In his will, he asked that his casket stay closed during his funeral.

Further reading

“cercueil” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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