rayure

/ʁɛ.jyʁ/

la noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
les rayures

Meaning

  1. scratch

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

griffoir

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

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

arranhão

arranhão is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "scratch."

Practice

1 What does rayure mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le chat laisse une ___ sur la porte.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches rayure?

noun

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