bêche

See also: beche and bêché

French

Alternative forms

beche (non-diacritical form)

Etymology

From Late Latin becca, from Frankish *becca, *bicca (“pickaxe, spade”), from Proto-Germanic *pīkaz (“pickaxe”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɛʃ/
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Rhymes: -ɛʃ

Noun

bêche f (plural bêches)

spade

Derived terms

bêchard
bêcher

Verb

bêche

first-person singular present indicative of bêcher
third-person singular present indicative of bêcher
first-person singular present subjunctive of bêcher
third-person singular present subjunctive of bêcher
second-person singular imperative of bêcher

Further reading

“bêche” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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