colmater
Meaning
- (transitive) to fill in (a low land)
- (transitive) to plug (a hole)
- (reflexive) to fill up
Synonyms
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɔl.ma.te/
Etymology
In summary
From colmate (“land for filling”), from Italian colmata (“filled”), from Latin cumulāre, form of cumulō (“to heap, fill”); compare cumulus (“a heap”). Cognate to Italian colmare; Spanish and Portuguese colmar.
Notes
Sign in to write sticky notes
Start learning French with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "colmater" and many other words and sentences in French.