massue

French

Etymology

From Old French massüe, maçüe, earlier maçug(u)e, from Vulgar Latin *matteuca, from Late Latin mattia or Vulgar Latin *mattea, from Latin mateola. Compare Romanian măciucă.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.sy/

Noun

massue f (plural massues)

(combat) club
(juggling) club

Synonyms

(weapon): gourdin
(juggling): quille

Related terms

Further reading

“massue” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

amuses, amusés, assume, assumé, muasse, suâmes, usâmes

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