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étape

/eɪˈtæp/

étape noun: a public storehouse.

Noun

étape (plural étapes)

  1. A public storehouse.
  2. Supplies issued to troops on the march.
  3. (broadly) The place where troops on the march halt overnight.
  4. (broadly) The distance marched during a day.
  5. (historical) In Russia, a rest point for parties of prisoners in transit on foot
  6. A stage of a multistage bicycle race.

Forms of étape

pluralétapes

Origin of étape

Borrowed from French étape, from Middle French estappe, from Old French estaple (“warehouse; a place where merchants bring their wares to be sold”), from Middle Dutch stapel (“warehouse; market”), from Old Dutch stapul, from Frankish *stapul. Sense 5 is a semantic loan from Russian эта́п (etáp). More at the doublet staple.

Questions about étape

What does étape mean?
Étape means a public storehouse.
What part of speech is étape?
Étape is a noun.
How do you pronounce étape?
Étape is pronounced /eɪˈtæp/.
What is the plural of étape?
The plural of étape is étapes.

Words near étape in the dictionary

  1. étage
  2. étagère
  3. étagères
  4. étale
  5. Étampes
  6. étape
  7. étapes
  8. Étaples
  9. Étard reaction
  10. Étard reactions
  11. état de langue

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