trottoir

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/tɹɒtˈwɑː(ɹ)/obsolete/tɹɒtˈwɔː(ɹ)/

noun

A paved path, for the use of pedestrians, located at the side of a road.

Similar
sidewalkpavementfootpath
OriginFrench trottoir ← Middle French trotter →
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Meanings

nountrottoir (plural trottoirs)

plural trottoirs

  1. archaicA paved path, for the use of pedestrians, located at the side of a road.

    Head-less bodies were trailed along the trottoirs.

    1869, William Maxwell Blackburn, Admiral Coligny, and the Rise of the Huguenots

    Synonyms: sidewalk, pavement, footpath

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA paved path, for the use of pedestrians, located at the side of a road.

Similar
sidewalkpavementfootpath
Also see
footpathpavementsidewalk

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchtrotter
  2. Frenchtrotter
  3. Frenchtrottoir
  4. Englishtrottoir

Borrowed from French trottoir.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with trottoir

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Cite this entry
APA

trottoir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trottoir

MLA

“trottoir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trottoir. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trottoir,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trottoir.

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