hampe

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /ɑ̃p/

Alteration of Old French hante, influenced by Latin hasta.

hampe f (plural hampes)

1. pole (for flag etc.); shaft (of lance)
2. downstroke, upstroke (of letter)
3. (botany) scape
4. (music) stem (of a note)

Uncertain.

hampe f (plural hampes)

1. flank (of beef)
2. breast (of stag)

• “hampe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.