précipice

See also: precipice

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praecipitium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁe.si.pis/

Noun

précipice m (plural précipices)

1. precipice, deep and steep escarpment

   tomber dans un précipice ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

See also

• gouffre
• ravin

Further reading

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