noun, masculine/ɛtʁ/plural: hêtres
beech; beechwood
Inherited from Middle French hestre, from Old French hestre, from Frankish *haistr. Displaced native fau, from Latin fagus, which can still be found in faîne (“beechnut”).
/ɛtʁ/
beech; beechwood
Inherited from Middle French hestre, from Old French hestre, from Frankish *haistr. Displaced native fau, from Latin fagus, which can still be found in faîne (“beechnut”).