griffoir

/gʁi.fwaʁ/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les griffoirs

Meaning

  1. scratching post

    • Le chat aiguise ses griffes sur le griffoir.

      The cat sharpens its claws on the scratching post.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

rayure

Close, related — a scratching post is used to make scratches.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

rasguño

Close, figuratively — a scratching post relates to a scratch.

Practice

1 What does griffoir mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le chat aiguise ses griffes sur le ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches griffoir?

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