passe-temps

See also: passetemps

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French passetemps. By surface analysis, passe (“pass”) +‎ temps (“time”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pas.tɑ̃/, /pɑs.tɑ̃/

Noun

passe-temps m (plural passe-temps)

1. hobby; pastime

Further reading

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