carrefour

French

Etymology

From Old French quarrefourc, from Latin quadrifurcus, from quadri- < quattuor + furca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaʁ.fuʁ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uʁ

Noun

carrefour m (plural carrefours)

1. crossroads
2. (junction of paths) intersection

Further reading

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

Norman

Etymology

From Latin quadrifurcus.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Jersey):

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Noun

carrefour m (plural carrefours)

1. (Jersey) crossroad