dégaine
See also: dégainé
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de.ɡɛn/
Audio (file) - Homophones: dégainent, dégaines
Etymology 1
From dégainer.
Noun
dégaine f (plural dégaines)
- (informal, derogatory) unusual appearance
- (climbing) quickdraw
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
dégaine
- inflection of dégainer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “dégaine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.