bègue

See also: begué and béguë

French

Etymology

Most likely from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French beguer, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Dutch beggen (“to chat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛɡ/

Adjective

bègue (plural bègues)

1. stuttering, stammering

Noun

bègue m or f (plural bègues)

1. stutterer, stammerer

Further reading

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