Masculine
couteau
Meaning
- (masculine) knife
- (masculine) razor clam; any bivalve in the genus Solen.
Concepts
razor fish
pod razor
rasor-shell
razor-shell
jackknife clams
potato-peeler
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ku.to/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French coutel, from Latin cultellus, diminutive of culter (“knife, plough blade”); cognate with Italian coltello. Not related to couper.
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