pierreux

French

Etymology

From pierre +‎ -eux, or from Latin petrōsus. Doublet of pétreux, a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pjɛ.ʁø/, /pje.ʁø/

Adjective

pierreux (feminine pierreuse, masculine plural pierreux, feminine plural pierreuses)

stony, rocky

Further reading

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

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