sagette

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French sajette, a Latinizing modification of earlier saete, inherited from Latin sagitta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.ʒɛt/

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Noun

sagette f (plural sagettes)

1. (archaic, literary and humorous) arrow

   Synonym: flèche

Related terms

• Sagittaire

Further reading

• “sagette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.