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corde.

rope (general)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɔʁd/

  1. rope (general)

    feminine

  2. chord

    feminine

  3. chord (of a string instrument)

    feminine

  4. chord (vocal chord)

    feminine

  5. line (washing line, for hanging clothes to dry)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French corde, from Old French corde, borrowed from Latin chorda (“gut”), from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, cord”).

verb/kɔʁd/

  1. inflection of corder: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of corder: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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