trottoir

See also: Trottoir

English

Etymology

From French trotter (“to trot”). See trot.

Noun

trottoir (plural trottoirs)

  1. footpath; pavement; sidewalk
    • Froude
      Headless bodies trailed along the trottoirs.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for trottoir in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French trottoir.

Pronunciation
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Noun

trottoir n (plural trottoirs, diminutive trottoirtje n)

  1. sidewalk (US), pavement (UK), footpath (Australia)

Synonyms

French

Etymology

From trotter +‎ -oir.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʁɔ.twaʁ/
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Noun

trottoir m (plural trottoirs)

  1. sidewalk (US), pavement (UK), footpath (Australia)

Derived terms

Descendants

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