corniche

English
WOTD – 13 June 2012

Etymology

From French corniche (“ledge”).

Beirut corniche

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /kɔːˈniːʃ/, /ˈkɔːnɪʃ/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /kɔːɹˈniːʃ/, /ˈkɔːɹnɪʃ/
  • Rhymes: -iːʃ

Noun

corniche (plural corniches)

  1. A road built on a ledge (cliff), especially along water (a river, sea, etc).

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cornice.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔʁ.niʃ/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

corniche f (plural corniches)

  1. (architecture) a horizontal moulded projection which crowns or finishes a building or some part of a building or runs round the wall of a room; cornice
  2. cliff road, mountain road, corniche
  3. (geology) ledge

Descendants
  • → Ottoman Turkish: قورنیش (korniş)
    • Turkish: korniş

Further reading

Italian

Adjective

corniche

  1. feminine plural of cornico

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