besaiguë

French

Alternative forms

• besaigüe (post-1990 spelling)
• bésaigüe (dated)
• bisaiguë
• bisaigüe (post-1990 spelling)

Etymology

From Old French besagües, biesagüe, from Vulgar Latin (ascia) bisacuta, from Latin bis + acūta (“double-edged”). Compare Italian bisacuto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.zɛ.ɡy/ ~ /bə.ze.ɡy/

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Noun

besaiguë f (plural besaiguës)

1. (carpentry) large, long-handled twibill with a broad chisel and a mortise chisel for cutting mortises
2. a small glazier's hammer

Further reading

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