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)

(combat) club
(juggling) club

Synonyms

(weapon): gourdin
(juggling): quille

Related terms

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

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