bateau

See also: bâteau

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French bateau.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bæˈtoʊ/

Noun

bateau (plural bateaux)

  1. A small, flat-bottomed type of boat.

Derived terms

  • bateau bridge

French

Etymology

From Old French batel: Anglo-Norman bat, from Old English bāt (English boat) + suffix from Latin -ellus. It displaced the native word nef, which comes from Latin navis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.to/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -o

Noun

bateau m (plural bateaux)

  1. boat

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