merrain

French

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin materiāmen, from materia + -men.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɛ.ʁɛ̃/, /me.ʁɛ̃/

Noun

merrain m (plural merrains)

oak stave (used to make barrels, etc.)

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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