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joncher

Pronunciation: /ʒɔ̃.ʃe/

“joncher” is a French word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to scatter, sprinkle (e.g. flowers)
  2. to cover, litter, to be strewn over (be widespread, be sprawled across/around)

In French

  1. Parsemer de jonc, de feuillages, de fleurs, de branchages verts, pour une cérémonie.
  2. Épandre une grande quantité d’objets de façon éparse.
  3. Procéder à la pose de branchages sur le sol des rues où passera une procession.

Etymology

From jonc (“cane, reed”) + -er. Stalks of cane were often used as a floor covering in the Middle Ages.

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