le
masculine
tʁu
#798 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
hole
Word origin
From Vulgar Latin traucum ('hole'), a word of uncertain origin most often traced to a Gaulish (Celtic) source. It has no established English cognate.
- Origin
- Vulgar Latin
- Root
- traucum
Other proposed origins
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraltrous
Examples
chaussette.
There is a hole in my sock.
creuse .
The dog dug a hole in the garden.
J' .
I have a memory lapse.
chaussette .
There is a hole in my left sock.
creusé .
The dog dug a hole in the garden.
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