bécassine

French edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /be.ka.sin/

Noun edit

bécassine f (plural bécassines)

snipe (bird)

Derived terms edit

bécassine des marais (Gallinago gallinago)
bécassine double (Gallinago media)
bécassine sourde, petite bécassine (Lymnocryptes minimus)

Further reading edit

“bécassine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman edit

Etymology edit

From French bécasse +‎ -ine.

Noun edit

bécassine f (plural bécassines)

(Jersey) snipe

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