besace

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin bisaccia, neuter plural of bisaccium, from bis and saccus. Doublet of bissac, biasse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.zas/

Noun

besace f (plural besaces)

1. satchel
   • 2015 January, Virginie Despentes, Vernon Subutex, volume 1, Éditions Grasset, →ISBN:

     Il avait tiré deux autres bières de sa besace, et s’était lancé dans une diatribe courroucée […] .

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Usage notes

• Originally an open bag, formed of two pockets, used by beggars.

Derived terms

• besacier

Further reading

• “besace”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.