agace

See also: agacé

French

Etymology 1

From Middle French agace, from Old French agace (“magpie”), from Frankish *agattjā or Old High German agaza (“magpie”), ultimately perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”). Compare Occitan agaça, gacha, Italian gazza, and possibly Catalan garsa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ɡas/

Alternative forms

• agasse, agache

Noun

agace f (plural agaces)

1. (dialectal, France, Belgium) magpie

Etymology 2

From agacer.

Verb

agace

1. first-person singular present indicative of agacer
2. third-person singular present indicative of agacer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of agacer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of agacer
5. second-person singular imperative of agacer

Further reading

• “agace” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).