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French
- 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
Noun
bêche f (plural bêches)
- spade
Derived terms
Verb
bêche
- inflection of bêcher:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
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