hanche

== French == === Etymology === From Old French, from Proto-Germanic *hanka. Replaced Latin coxa (“hip”), which was retained in French as cuisse (“thigh”). Compare English haunch. === Pronunciation === (aspirated h) IPA(key): /ɑ̃ʃ/ === Noun === hanche f (plural hanches) hip coxa === Further reading === “hanche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Old French == === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin *hanca, from Proto-Germanic *hanka (related to *ankijǭ (“joint, limb”)). === Noun === hanche oblique singular, f (oblique plural hanches, nominative singular hanche, nominative plural hanches) hip ==== Descendants ==== → English: haunch French: hanche