piste

English

noun
Definitions
  • (skiing) A downhill trail.
  • (fencing) The field of play of a fencing match.
  • (archaic) The track left by somebody riding a horse.

Etymology

Borrowed from French piste (track) root from Proto-Indo-European *peys- (crush, grind).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*peys-

Gloss

crush, grind

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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