Etymology

From Old French hestre, from Frankish *haistr (compare Dutch heester, Middle Low German bester), from Proto-Germanic *hais- ‎(“thicket, bush, shrub”).

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /ɛtʁ/
• Rhymes: -ɛtʁ
• Homophones: aitre, aitres, aître, aîtres, être, êtres, hêtres