hachete

Old French

Etymology

From hache (“axe”) +‎ -ete (diminutive ending).

Pronunciation

  • (classical) IPA(key): /haˈt͡ʃetə/

Noun

hachete oblique singular, f (oblique plural hachetes, nominative singular hachete, nominative plural hachetes)

  1. hatchet

Descendants

  • French: hachette
  • → Italy:
    • Calabrian: hacciòtta, faccetta (possibly a hypercorrective reaction to /f/ > /h/ in other words)
    • Italian: accetta
    • Neapolitan: accetta, 'ccetta
    • Sicilian: accetta
  • → Middle English: hachet, acchett, hachat, hachett, hachette, hachytt
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