aoûtement

== French == === Etymology === From aoûter (“to ripen or harden”) +‎ -ment. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ut.mɑ̃/, /ut.mɑ̃/ === Noun === aoûtement m (plural aoûtements) hardening (of plants, so as to survive the coming winter) === Further reading === “aoûtement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012