bécassine

French

Etymology

From bécasse (“woodcock”) +‎ -ine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /be.ka.sin/

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Noun

bécassine f (plural bécassines)

1. snipe (bird)

Derived terms

• bécassine des marais (Gallinago gallinago)
• bécassine double (Gallinago media)
• bécassine sourde, petite bécassine (Lymnocryptes minimus)

Descendants

• → Danish: bekkasin
• → Luxembourgish: Bekassinn

Further reading

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

Norman

Etymology

From French bécasse +‎ -ine.

Noun

bécassine f (plural bécassines)

1. (Jersey) snipe