English

Noun

cauchie ‎(plural cauchies)

1. (now Guernsey) Alternative form of causey

Norman

Alternative forms

• caûchie (Jersey)

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman/Old Northern French chaucee, caucie et al., from Late Latin calceāta or *calciāta, either from calceō/calciō ‎(“stamp on, tread”), from Latin calx ‎(“heel”), or from a derivative of calx ‎(“limestone”). Compare French chaussée, English causeway.

Noun

cauchie f ‎(plural cauchies)

1. (Guernsey) pier