bête de somme

French

Etymology

bête + de + somme (“pack, packsaddle”), which is from Late Latin sauma, from Latin sagma (“packsaddle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛt də sɔm/

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Noun

bête de somme f (plural bêtes de somme)

1. beast of burden (animal that carries or pulls heavy loads)