French

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Etymology

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From Old French escorcier, a derivative of écorce (bark) +‎ -er. Distantly related to écorcher.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e.kɔʁ.se/
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Verb

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écorcer

  1. to debark, to strip the bark from a tree

Conjugation

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This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  NODES
Note 1