"bec" meaning in French

See bec in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bɛk/, /bɛ/, /be/ Audio: Fr-bec.ogg Forms: becs [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French bec, from Latin beccus (“beak”), from Gaulish *beccos, from Proto-Celtic *bekkos. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|bec|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French bec, {{inh+|fr|fro|bec}} Inherited from Old French bec, {{inh|fr|la|beccus||beak}} Latin beccus (“beak”), {{der|fr|cel-gau|*beccos}} Gaulish *beccos, {{der|fr|cel-pro|*bekkos}} Proto-Celtic *bekkos Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} bec m (plural becs)
  1. (anatomy) beak, bill (of bird) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-bec-fr-noun-GmPFN1Cm Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 74 21 5 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (colloquial, North of France, Belgium, Quebec, Switzerland, Louisiana) kiss Tags: Belgium, Louisiana, North, Quebec, Switzerland, colloquial, masculine Synonyms: bécot, bise, bisou
    Sense id: en-bec-fr-noun-idGdY5Qa Categories (other): Belgian French, Louisiana French, Quebec French, Swiss French, French French Disambiguation of French French: 44 56 0
  3. (slang) mouth Tags: masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-bec-fr-noun-TPNc-HQ1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: à bec, baleine à bec, bec Bunsen, bec sucré, bec-d’âne, bec-d’argent, bec-de-cane, bec-de-canon, bec-de-cigogne, bec-de-cire, bec-de-corbeau, bec-de-corbin, bec-de-crosse, bec-de-cygne, bec-de-faucon, bec-de-grue, bec-de-hache, bec-de-héron, bec-de-jar, bec-de-lézard, bec-de-lièvre, bec-de-mortagnais, bec-de-perroquet, bec-de-pigeon, bec-de-vautour, bec-d’oie, bec-dur, bec et ongles, bec verseur, becter, béquille, clouer le bec, flûte à bec, puer du bec, nez en bec d’aigle

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for bec meaning in French (5.0kB)

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