dague

From Old French (13th century), from either Old Occitan or Italian daga. The Catholicum Armoricum glosses Breton dac as French dague, Latin pugio, adding ou c'est badelaire (Du Cange).

• IPA^(key): /daɡ/

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• Rhymes: -aɡ

dague f (plural dagues)

1. (historical) dagger (of the Middle Ages)
2. (zoology) tusk (of wild boar), spike (of deer)

• → Romanian: dagă

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

• guéda

dague f (plural dagues)

1. dagger (weapon)