cataracte

French

Etymology

From Latin cataracta (“waterfall, drawbridge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ta.ʁakt/

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• Homophone: cataractes

Noun

cataracte f (plural cataractes)

1. cataract (waterfall)
2. cataract (eye disease)

Further reading

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

Middle English

Noun

cataracte

1. Alternative form of cataract