offrande

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin offerenda, from Latin offerendus (literally “to be offered”), gerundive of offerō (“to offer”). Compare Catalan ofrena, Occitan and Romansh ufrenda, Portuguese oferenda, Spanish ofrenda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ.fʁɑ̃d/

Noun

offrande f (plural offrandes)

  1. (religion) offering

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Participle

offrande

  1. present participle of offra
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