"becque-cornu" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Français]

IPA: \bɛ.kɔʁ.ny\ Forms: becques-cornus [plural]
  1. Sot, imbécile.
    Sense id: fr-becque-cornu-fr-noun-Ja8fR5pL Categories (other): Exemples en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bec-cornu

Inflected forms

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    "→ voir becque ou bec, de l’italien becco « bouc », et, figurément, « homme que sa femme trompe », et cornu.",
    "Note : L’orthographe becque-cornu est la meilleure, attendu que becque n’a rien de commun avec bec."
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          "ref": "Molière, L’école des femmes, IV, 6",
          "text": "Et sans doute il faut bien qu’à ce becque-cornu\nDu trait qu’elle a joué quelque jour soit venu."
        },
        {
          "ref": "Richard Jorif, Le Burelain, éditions François Bourin, 1989, page 102",
          "text": "Il récusait d’un haussement d’épaules l’accusation de paternalisme sous laquelle il comparaissait, non devant ses pairs, mais devant une basse-cour de songe-creux et de becques-cornus."
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    "Note : L’orthographe becque-cornu est la meilleure, attendu que becque n’a rien de commun avec bec."
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