bête à cornes

French

Etymology

From bête (“beast”) +‎ à +‎ cornes (“horns”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛt a kɔʁn/

Noun

bête à cornes f (plural bêtes à cornes)

1. Horned cattle (goats, oxen, cows).

Usage notes

More commonly used in its plural form.

Further reading

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