carcasse

French

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps related to Old French charcois.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaʁ.kas/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -as

Noun

carcasse f (plural carcasses)

carcass (dead animal)
carcass; skeleton; bones (of a plan)
an assembly of pieces of wood, metal or another substance making up the framework of a construction

Derived terms

décarcasser
carcasser
carcassier

Descendants

→ Spanish: carcasa
→ Romanian: carcasă
→ Russian: карка́с (karkás)

Further reading

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

Italian

Noun

carcasse f

plural of carcassa

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