échalas

== French == === Etymology === Alteration of Old French escharat, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *Caracium, from Ancient Greek χάραξ (khárax, “reed”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.ʃa.la/ ~ /e.ʃa.lɑ/ === Noun === échalas m (invariable) (horticulture) stake, pole (to support plants etc.) (colloquial) beanpole (thin person) Synonym: asperge === Further reading === “échalas”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === achales == Spanish == === Verb === échalas second-person singular imperative of echar combined with las