bêque

See also: beque, bequé, béqué, and béque

Norman

Alternative forms

beque (Jersey)

Etymology

From Old French besche, from Old French beker, bescher, of uncertain origin.

Alternatively, from Late Latin *becca, from Frankish *pīk (“pickaxe; spade”), from Proto-Germanic *pīkaz (“pickaxe”), related to Old English becca (“pickaxe; mattock”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

bêque f (plural bêques)

(Jersey) spade

Derived terms

bêtchi (“to plant with a spade”)
bêtchie (“spadeful”)

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