serpette

serpette

English

Etymology

French serpette

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɜː(ɹ)ˈpɛt/

  • Audio (Southern England)

    (file)

Noun

serpette (plural serpettes)

1. A pruning knife with a curved blade.
   • 2008, Henry Vizetelly, Facts about Champagne and Other Sparkling Wine (Illustrated Edition) (page 32)

     Everywhere the vintagers are busy detaching the grapes with their little hook-shaped serpettes […]

References

• 1874, Edward H. Knight, American Mechanical Dictionary

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French

Etymology

serpe +‎ -ette

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛʁ.pɛt/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

serpette f (plural serpettes)

1. billhook

Descendants

• → Portuguese: serpete

Further reading

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