bête à cornes

== French == === Etymology === From bête (“beast”) +‎ à +‎ cornes (“horns”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛt a kɔʁn/ === Noun === bête à cornes f (plural bêtes à cornes) Horned cattle (goats, oxen, cows). ==== Usage notes ==== More commonly used in its plural form. === Further reading === “bête à cornes”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012