noun, feminine/ban/plural: bannes
tipcart; cart used to transport coal; wicker basket commonly made of willow branches; tarpaulin (sheet of material, often cloth, used as a cover or blanket); awning (rooflike cover, usually of canvas)
Synonyms: charrette, tomberau, manne, bâche, auvent, marquise
Borrowed from Late Latin benna (“wicker carriage”), related to benne used in Norman and Lyonnais. The meaning of bâche (“covering, tarp”) is the same that connects bâche and basket, see also Latin bascauda.