araire

noun

əˈre(ə)r

plural -s

: a primitive plow used in southern Europe

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, going back to Middle French, borrowed from Old Occitan, going back to Latin arātrum, from arāre "to plow" + -trum, instrumental suffix

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