menotte

See also: menotté

French

Etymology

From main +‎ -otte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mə.nɔt/

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• Rhymes: -ɔt

Noun

menotte f (plural menottes)

1. small hand (especially the hand of a child)
2. (in the plural) handcuffs

Derived terms

• menotter

Further reading

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