pruche

French

Etymology

Modification of Prusse (“Prussia”), and therefore akin to English spruce.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁyʃ/

Noun

pruche f (plural pruches)

1. (Quebec) hemlock (tree of Tsuga genus)

Further reading

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