agace

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See also: agacé

French

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Middle French agace, from Old French agace (magpie), from Frankish *agattjā or Old High German agaza (magpie), ultimately perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (sharp, pointed). Compare Walloon agaesse, Occitan agaça, gacha, Italian gazza, and possibly Catalan garsa.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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agace f (plural agaces)

  1. (dialectal, France, Belgium) magpie

Etymology 2

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From agacer.

Verb

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agace

  1. inflection of agacer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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