écope

== French == === Etymology === From Frankish, related to Dutch schop (“spade”), German Schippe and English scoop. === Pronunciation === === Noun === écope f (plural écopes) (nautical) bailer, baler (for bailing out a vessel) ==== Derived terms ==== écoper === Verb === écope inflection of écoper: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “écope”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012