bec-de-cane
French, noun/bɛk.də.kan/
bec-de-cane is spelled B-E-C-D-E-C-A-N-E (9 letters). Bec-de-cane is a French masculine noun meaning “a type of latch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Instrument de chirurgie”.
What does bec-de-cane mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea type of latch
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Instrument de chirurgie. 2. Serrure à deux boutons. 3. Poignée basculante d'une telle serrure.
noun: 1. Variante orthographique de bec-de-cane.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bec-de-cane
- becs-de-cane plural
- bec de cane
- bec de canne
- bec-de-canne
- becs de cane plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bec-de-cane?
- /bɛk.də.kan/
- \bɛk.də.kan\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.