abattis

French

noun

Definitions

rubble
(Canada) An area that has been cleared of trees, but not yet of their stumps.
(cooking) giblets
(military) abatis
(dated) limbs

Etymology

Suffix from French abattre (breaks down, beat down).

Origin

French

abattre

Gloss

breaks down, beat down

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

abbattere Italian
abat-jour French
abat-voix French
abattable French
abattage French
abattement French
abatteur French
abattoir French
abattre French
abatar Ido
abattre Middle French