transhumance

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French transhumance, ultimately from Latin trāns (“across, beyond”) + humus (“ground”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɹænzˈhjuːməns/ Hyphenation: trans‧hu‧mance === Noun === transhumance (countable and uncountable, plural transhumances) The seasonal movement of people, with their cattle or other grazing animals, to new pastures which may be quite distant. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== == French == === Etymology === From transhumer +‎ -ance. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʁɑ̃.zy.mɑ̃s/ Rhymes: -ɑ̃s === Noun === transhumance f (plural transhumances) transhumance (seasonal movement of people and grazing animals) ==== Descendants ==== → Italian: transumanza === Further reading === “transhumance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012