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trottoir

/tɹɒtˈwɑː(ɹ)/

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obsolete/tɹɒtˈwɔː(ɹ)/

trottoir noun: a paved path, for the use of pedestrians, located at the side of a road.

Noun

trottoir (plural trottoirs)

  1. (archaic) A paved path, for the use of pedestrians, located at the side of a road.
    • Head-less bodies were trailed along the trottoirs.1869, William Maxwell Blackburn, Admiral Coligny, and the Rise of the Huguenots

Synonyms of trottoir

Forms of trottoir

pluraltrottoirs

Origin of trottoir

Borrowed from French trottoir.

Words that rhyme with trottoir

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Questions about trottoir

What does trottoir mean?
Trottoir means a paved path, for the use of pedestrians, located at the side of a road.
What part of speech is trottoir?
Trottoir is a noun.
How do you pronounce trottoir?
Trottoir is pronounced /tɹɒtˈwɑː(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of trottoir?
The plural of trottoir is trottoirs.

Words near trottoir in the dictionary

  1. trotting off
  2. trotting out
  3. trottings
  4. Trottis
  5. Trottiscliffe
  6. trottoir
  7. trottoire
  8. trottoires
  9. trottoirs
  10. trottole
  11. trotty

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