histoire

French

Etymology

From Middle French histoire, from Old French istorie (ca. 1100), borrowed from Latin historia, itself from Ancient Greek ἱστορία (historía).

Pronunciation

  • (mute h) IPA(key): /is.twaʁ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aʁ

Noun

histoire f (plural histoires)

  1. story
  2. history
  3. (informal) lie, fantasy, invention
  4. misadventure

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: istwa

Further reading

Middle English

Noun

histoire

  1. alternative form of historie
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