échappement

French

Etymology

    From échapper (“to escape”) +‎ -ment.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /e.ʃap.mɑ̃/
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    Noun

    échappement m (plural échappements)

    1. escape
    2. (horlogery) escapement
    3. exhaust pipe (of a vehicle)
      Synonyms: (Canada) silencieux, pot d'échappement

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → Egyptian Arabic: شكمان (šakmān, šakamān, “exhaust pipe”)
    • → North Levantine Arabic: أشطمان (ʔašṭmān, “exhaust pipe”), أشكمان (ʔaškmān) (Lebanon), أشكمون (ʔaškmōn) (Lebanon)
    • → Moroccan Arabic: شاكمة (šāgma, “exhaust pipe”)

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