clocher

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /klɔ.ʃe/ === Etymology 1 === From cloche (“bell”) +‎ -er. ==== Noun ==== clocher m (plural clochers) bell tower, steeple ===== Derived terms ===== esprit de clocher querelle de clocher === Etymology 2 === From cloche +‎ -er. ==== Verb ==== clocher to ring a bell ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 3 === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cloppicāre (from cloppus), which displaced Classical claudicāre. ==== Verb ==== clocher to limp Synonyms: boiter, claudiquer to wobble (informal) to be wrong Il y a quelque chose qui cloche. ― There's something wrong. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== clochard === Further reading === “clocher”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012