repose-tête

French

Etymology

Compare also Spanish reposacabezas.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁə.poz.tɛt/
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Noun

repose-tête m (plural repose-tête or repose-têtes)

headrest
Synonym: appui-tête

Usage notes

The traditional plural is unchanged, the form repose-têtes is a product of the 1990 French spelling reforms.

Further reading

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

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