marais

See also: Marais

English

Noun

marais

1. plural of marai

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French marais, from Old French mareis (“marsh”) (compare Medieval Latin maresc, maresch), from Frankish *marisk (“marsh, swamp”). Related to marécage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ʁɛ/

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• Homophone: Marais

Noun

marais m (plural marais)

1. swamp, marsh

   Synonyms: marécage, (dated) palud

2. (archaic) land suitable for growing primeur or vegetable

Derived terms

• chat des marais
• cirse des marais
• hibou des marais
• maraîchage
• maraîcher
• maraîchin
• maraîchinage
• Marais
• Marais breton
• marais salant
• populage des marais

 

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• armais, marias, ramais

Portuguese

Verb

marais

1. second-person plural present indicative of marar

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Noun

marais

1. plural of rais