échappement

French

Etymology

From échapper (“to escape”) +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.ʃap.mɑ̃/
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Noun

échappement m (plural échappements)

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

Derived terms

gaz d'échappement

Descendants

→ North Levantine Arabic: أشطمان‎ (ʔašṭmān, “exhaust pipe”), أشكمان‎ (ʾašᵊkmān), أشكمون‎ (ʾašᵊkmōn)
→ Moroccan Arabic: شاكمة‎ (šāgma, “exhaust pipe”), شاڭمة‎ (šāgma), شاگمة‎ (šāgma)

Further reading

“échappement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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