"carrefour" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /kaʁ.fuʁ/ Audio: Fr-carrefour.ogg Forms: carrefours [plural]
Rhymes: -uʁ Etymology: From Old French quarrefourc, from Latin quadrifurcus, from quadri- < quattuor + furca. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|fro|quarrefourc}} Old French quarrefourc, {{der|fr|la|quadrifurcus}} Latin quadrifurcus, {{m|la|quadri-}} quadri-, {{m|la|quattuor}} quattuor, {{m|la|furca}} furca Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} carrefour m (plural carrefours)
  1. crossroads Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-carrefour-fr-noun-FUsoa~7S

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for carrefour meaning in French (1.2kB)

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