bêche

== French == === Alternative forms === beche (non-diacritical form) === Etymology === From Middle French bêche, besche, from Old French besche, from Late Latin besca, bescia, from Frankish *bikkju (“pickaxe, spade”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛʃ/ Rhymes: -ɛʃ === Noun === bêche f (plural bêches) spade ==== Derived terms ==== bêchard bêcher === Verb === bêche inflection of bêcher: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “bêche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012