arrière-cour

French

Etymology

From arrière- +‎ cour.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ʁjɛʁ.kuʁ/

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Noun

arrière-cour f (plural arrière-cours)

1. backyard (of a house)
2. rear courtyard (of a mansion etc)

Further reading

• “arrière-cour”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.