Masculine

échalas

  1. (invariable, masculine) stake, pole (to support plants etc.)
  2. (colloquial, invariable, masculine) beanpole (thin person)

Pronounced as (IPA)
/e.ʃa.la/
Etymology

Alteration of Old French escharat, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *Caracium, from Ancient Greek χάραξ (khárax, “reed”).

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