abattis

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæbətəs/, /ˈæbəti/ === Noun === abattis (plural abattis or abattises) Alternative spelling of abatis. === Anagrams === abitats == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French abatëiz. By surface analysis, abattre (“to cut down”) +‎ -is. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ba.ti/ === Noun === abattis m (invariable) rubble (Canada) an area that has been cleared of trees, but not yet of their stumps (cooking, plural only) giblets (military) abatis (dated, slang, plural only) limbs === Verb === abattis first/second-person singular past historic of abattre === Further reading === “abattis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === battais