coutume

See also: coûtume

French

Etymology

Previously coûtume, from Middle French coustume, from a Vulgar Latin *cōnsuētūmen or *costūmen, from Latin cōnsuētūdinem (“custom, habit”), from cōnsuēscō (“accustom, habituate”). Doublet of costume and consuétude. Cognate with Spanish costumbre, Catalan costum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ku.tym/
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Noun

coutume f (plural coutumes)

custom

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Danish: kutyme
→ Esperanto: kutimo

Further reading

“coutume”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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