sécheresse

== French == === Alternative forms === sècheresse (post-1990 spelling) chesseresse (Louisiana) === Etymology === Inherited from Old French secherece, from Vulgar Latin *siccāricia, from Latin siccus (“dry”). By surface analysis, sèche +‎ -eresse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /seʃ.ʁɛs/ ~ /sɛʃ.ʁɛs/ Rhymes: -ɛs === Noun === sécheresse f (plural sécheresses) dryness Hyponyms: siccité, xéricité drought ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: sechrès === Further reading === “sécheresse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012