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hampe

/ɑ̃p/

noun, feminine/ɑ̃p/plural: hampes

hampe is feminine in French.

pole (for flag etc.); shaft (of lance); downstroke, upstroke (of letter); scape; stem (of a note)

Alteration of Old French hante, influenced by Latin hasta.

noun, feminine/ɑ̃p/plural: hampes

hampe is feminine in French.

flank (of beef); breast (of stag)

Uncertain.