bégu
French, adjective/be.ɡy/
bégu is spelled B-É-G-U (4 letters). Bégu is a French adjective meaning “retrognathous (of the teeth of a horse etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qualifie un cheval chez qui la cavité des incisives persiste encore, quoiqu’il ait passé l’âge”.
What does bégu mean in English?
adjective
- 1
retrognathous (of the teeth of a horse etc.)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qualifie un cheval chez qui la cavité des incisives persiste encore, quoiqu’il ait passé l’âge. 2. Qui est creux ; qui présente une cavité.
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 bégu
- béguë feminine
- bégüe feminine
- bégus masculine plural
- béguës feminine plural
- bégües feminine plural
- bègut
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bégu?
- /be.ɡy/
- \be.ɡy\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.