becut
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English bekutten (found in compound for-bekutte (“mutilated”)), equivalent to be- + cut.
Verb edit
becut (third-person singular simple present becuts, present participle becutting, simple past and past participle becut)
- (transitive) To cut about; cut around; cut up; cut off; sever.
- 1868, John Taylor, Works of John Taylor:
- And dead and cold, me then againe they martyr-'d, Me all in pieces they becut and quartir'd, […]
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
From bec + -ut, due to their distinctive long curving beaks.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
becut m (plural becuts)
- a curlew, especially the Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata)
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- “becut” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.