hachet
Middle English
Alternative forms
- hachett, hachette, hachat, acchett
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French hachete; equivalent to hache (“war-axe”) + -et.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhatʃɛt(ə)/, /ˈhatʃit(ə)/, /ˈhatʃət(ə)/
Noun
hachet
- A hatchet; an light axe or a tomahawk.
- (rare) A war axe.
Descendants
- English: hatchet
References
- “hachet (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-05.