bégueule

== French == === Etymology === From Middle French beegueule, from Old French beer, bayer (“to gape, gawk”) + Old French gueule (“gullet”), equivalent to bée (“wide open”) +‎ gueule (“mouth”). Compare Old French gole baee (“open mouth”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /be.ɡœl/ === Noun === bégueule m or f by sense (plural bégueules) (colloquial) prude (colloquial) prissy person ==== Derived terms ==== bégueulerie faire la bégueule === Adjective === bégueule (plural bégueules) (colloquial) prudish === Further reading === “bégueule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012