couteau

== English == === Alternative forms === cutto, cuttoe === Etymology === From French couteau. Doublet of cuttle. === Noun === couteau (plural couteaus or couteaux) (obsolete) A knife; a dagger. === References === “couteau”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === autocue == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French coutel, from Latin cultellus, diminutive of culter (“knife, plough blade”); cognate with Italian coltello. Not related to couper. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ku.to/ Hyphenation: cou‧teau === Noun === couteau m (plural couteaux) knife Synonyms: schlass (slang), lingue (slang) razor clam; any bivalve in the genus Solen. Synonym: solen ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Antillean Creole: kouto Haitian Creole: kouto Mauritian Creole: kouto ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “couteau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012