encombre

common nounverb

Syllable Decomposition

encombre

from the Old French combre (barrier on a river). The form "combrus" ("pile of felled trees and barrier") is also found in Medieval Latin (cf. the Robert, Historical Dictionary of the French Language).

Definition

Plural

encombres

See also

encombre (v.) désencombrer (v.) encombrant (adj.) encombrement (cn.) encombrer (v.) désencombrement (cn.)