cartable

English

Etymology

From cart +‎ -able.

Adjective

cartable (comparative more cartable, superlative most cartable)

1. Able to be carted or carried.

   a device of cartable size

2. (chiefly India) Able to be traveled by cart.

   a cartable road

Anagrams

• bracteal

French

Etymology

Related to carte, but of unclear formation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaʁ.tabl/

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Noun

cartable m (plural cartables)

1. (France, Switzerland) satchel; schoolbag
2. (Canada) ring binder

Descendants

• → Vietnamese: cạc-táp

Further reading

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