basse-cour
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From feminine form of bas + cour.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
basse-cour f (plural basses-cours)
- (historical) inner courtyard
- farmyard
- poultry
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “basse-cour” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- “basse-cour”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.