échappement

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From échapper (to escape) +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /e.ʃap.mɑ̃/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

échappement m (plural échappements)

  1. escape
  2. (horlogery) escapement
  3. exhaust pipe (of a vehicle)
    Synonyms: (Canada) silencieux, pot d’échappement

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • North Levantine Arabic: أشطمان (ʔašṭmān, exhaust pipe), أشكمان (ʔašᵊkmān), أشكمون (ʔašᵊkmōn)
  • Moroccan Arabic: شاكمة (šāgma, exhaust pipe), شاڭمة (šāgma), شاگمة (šāgma)

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