dague

See also: Dague

French

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French (13th century), from either (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Occitan or (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian daga. The Catholicum Armoricum glosses Breton dac as French dague, Latin pugio, adding ou c'est badelaire (Du Cange).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daɡ/
• Rhymes: -aɡ

Noun

dague f (plural dagues)

1. (historical) dagger (of the Middle Ages)
2. (zoology) spike (of deer etc.)

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• guéda

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Middle French

Noun

dague f (plural dagues)

1. dagger (weapon)