carpette
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English carpet, itself from Old French carpite, from Old Italian carpita, from Latin carpō.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
carpette f (plural carpettes)
- a rug, a doormat
- Synonym: paillasson
- (figurative) doormat, submissive person
Descendants[edit]
- → Portuguese: carpete
Further reading[edit]
- “carpette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
carpette f
Anagrams[edit]
Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old French carpite, from Medieval Latin carpita and Italian carpita, both from Middle Armenian կարպետ (karpet), կապերտ (kapert, “carpet, rug”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
carpette (plural carpettes)
- (Late Middle English) A fabric cover for beds or furniture; a tablecloth or throw.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “carpet(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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