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Rochechouart

/ʁɔ.ʃə.ʃwaʁ/

proper noun/ʁɔ.ʃə.ʃwaʁ/

Rochechouart (a small town in Haute-Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine)

Related: astroblème de Rochechouart-Chassenon, Rochechouartais, rochechouartais

Compound of roche + Chouard. The former is from Occitan ròcha (“rock”), while the latter, a surname, is from Old French choe + -ard (compare chouette (“owl”)).