massue

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French massüe, maçüe, earlier maçug(u)e, from Vulgar Latin *matteūca, extended from Vulgar Latin *mattia, *mattea whence masse, vulgarized from Latin mateola. Compare Romanian măciucă and Occitan maçuga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.sy/

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Noun

massue f (plural massues)

1. (combat) club
2. (juggling) club

Synonyms

• (weapon): gourdin
• (juggling): quille

Related terms

• masse
• massacrer

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• amuses, amusés, assume, assumé, muasse, suâmes, usâmes