bêche

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See also: beche and bêché

French

Alternative forms

  • beche (non-diacritical form)

Etymology

From Middle French bêche, besche, from Old French besche, from Late Latin besca, bescia, from Frankish *bikkju (pickaxe, spade).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛʃ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛʃ

Noun

bêche f (plural bêches)

  1. spade

Derived terms

Verb

bêche

  1. inflection of bêcher:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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