chêne

Meaning

1. oak (tree), oak tree
2. oak (wood)

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃɛn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French chesne, from Old French chesne, chaisne, chasne, from Vulgar Latin *cassanus (attested in Medieval Latin as casnus), probably from Gaulish kassanos. Some Old French forms possibly influenced by fraisne, fresne (cf. modern frêne). Compare Occitan casse, Franco-Provençal châno. See also Spanish quejigo, Galician caxigo, Aragonese caixico.

Sentences

La forêt est composée de nombreux spécimens de charme commun et de chêne pédonculé .

The forest is composed of many specimens of common charm and pedunculate oak.