hanche
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French, from Proto-Germanic *hanka. Replaced Latin coxa (“hip”), which was retained in French as cuisse (“thigh”). Compare English haunch.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /ɑ̃ʃ/
audio (file)
Noun[edit]
hanche f (plural hanches)
Further reading[edit]
- “hanche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Vulgar Latin *hanca, from Proto-Germanic *hanka (related to *ankijǭ (“joint, limb”)).
Noun[edit]
hanche oblique singular, f (oblique plural hanches, nominative singular hanche, nominative plural hanches)
Descendants[edit]
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