éplucher
Meaning
- to peel
- to scrutinise
- to preen
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/e.ply.ʃe/
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French esplucher, from Old French espeluchier, from Vulgar Latin *expiluc(i)cāre, ultimately from Latin pilāre (“remove hair”). Compare Occitan espelucar, Catalan espellucar.
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