Polyglot Dictionary

coutume

/kutym/

la noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
coutumes

Meaning

  1. custom, tradition (often of a culture or region)

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

A long-established practice specific to a culture, region or era -- close to tradition but emphasizes it as an inherited social norm.

Practice

1 What does coutume mean?

2 Fill the gap: Cette ___ remonte à plusieurs siècles.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches coutume?

noun

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