fesser

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French fesser, derived from Old French faisse, fece ((Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) compare Old French faisser), derived from Latin fascia. The spelling and sense (originally "to strike with a rod") influenced by unrelated fesse (“buttock”)). Compare also Late Latin fasciāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛ.se/ ~ /fe.se/ === Verb === fesser to spank or smack (Quebec, slang) to whack, to strike or crash into (Can we add an example for this sense?) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== fessé fessée f === Further reading === “fesser”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012