Dictionnaire
K

Words beginning with K in French are all foreignisms or internationalist coinages.

k [abbr of kiuen ] "chapter [in a Chinese book]."

De Gaulle as a young officer, wearing a képi]

képi [ < Gm dialectal Käppi, dim of Gm Kappe, "cap"]. The cylindrical hat with visor worn by French officers and policemen. A slouch version was introduced into the American armies just before the Civil War.

km = kilometre.

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