bécasse

== French == === Etymology === From bec +‎ -asse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /be.kas/ Hyphenation: bé‧casse === Noun === bécasse f (plural bécasses) woodcock (any of several wading birds in the genus Scolopax, of the family Scolopacidae, characterised by a long slender bill and cryptic brown and blackish plumage) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Polish: bekas → Russian: бека́с (bekás) === Further reading === “bécasse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === sébacés