besace
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Latin bisaccia, neuter plural of bisaccium, from bis and saccus. Doublet of bissac, biasse.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbesace f (plural besaces)
- satchel
- 2015 January, Virginie Despentes, Vernon Subutex, volume 1, Éditions Grasset, →ISBN:
- Il avait tiré deux autres bières de sa besace, et s’était lancé dans une diatribe courroucée […] .
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
edit- Originally an open bag, formed of two pockets, used by beggars.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “besace”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.