besaiguë
French
Alternative forms
- besaigüe (post-1990 spelling)
- bésaigüe (dated)
- bisaiguë
- bisaigüe (post-1990 spelling)
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin bis-acūta (“double-edged”). Compare Italian bisacuto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bə.zɛ.ɡy/, /bə.ze.ɡy/
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Noun
besaiguë f (plural besaiguës)
- (carpentry) large, long-handled twibill with a broad chisel and a mortise chisel for cutting mortises
- a small glazier's hammer
Further reading
- “besaiguë”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.