bégueule

Meaning

Pronounced as (IPA)
/be.ɡœl/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle French beegueule, from Old French beer, bayer (“to gape, gawk”) + Old French gueule (“gullet”), equivalent to bée (“wide open”) + gueule (“mouth”). Compare Old French gole baee (“open mouth”).

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