en-tout-cas

English

Etymology

From French en tout cas (“in any case; regardless”).

Noun

en-tout-cas (countable and uncountable, plural en-tout-cas)

1. (countable) A kind of parasol that can protect from either sunshine or rain.
2. (uncountable) A clay-based surface for tennis courts, designed for rapid drainage.
   • 2002, Lewis Spence, A Mountain View, page 155:

     A hundred yards down the road a splendid en-tout-cas tennis court, with a pleasant small lean-to for spectators, was hewn out of the forest.