charpente

Either from charpenter, or directly from Old French charpent (itself from Latin carpentum).

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charpente f (plural charpentes)

1. framework
2. build (of person)

charpente

1. first-person singular present indicative of charpenter
2. third-person singular present indicative of charpenter
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of charpenter
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of charpenter
5. second-person singular imperative of charpenter

• “charpente” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• repêchant