"couteau" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ku.to/ Audio: Fr-couteau.ogg Forms: couteaux [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French coutel, from Latin cultellus, diminutive of culter (“knife, plough blade”); cognate with Italian coltello. Not related to couper. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|coutel|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French coutel, {{inh+|fr|fro|coutel}} Inherited from Old French coutel, {{inh|fr|la|cultellus}} Latin cultellus, {{m|la|culter||knife, plough blade}} culter (“knife, plough blade”), {{cog|it|coltello}} Italian coltello, {{m|fr|couper}} couper Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} couteau m (plural couteaux)
  1. knife Tags: masculine Synonyms: schlass
    Sense id: en-couteau-fr-noun-PU0QHNfq
  2. razor clam; any bivalve in the genus Solen. Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Cutlery, Weapons
    Sense id: en-couteau-fr-noun-USEXT8Es Disambiguation of Cutlery: 20 80 Disambiguation of Weapons: 35 65 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: coutelier, fourchette

Inflected forms

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      "word": "à couteaux tirés"
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      "word": "couteau à beurre"
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