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FRENCH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

bec.

beak, bill (of a bird)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/bɛk//bɛ//be/

  1. beak, bill (of a bird)

    masculine
    bec et ongles
    nez en bec d’aigle

  2. mouthpiece; fipple

    masculine
    flûte à bec

  3. mouth

    informal · masculine
    clouer le bec
    puer du bec

  4. kiss

    Belgium · North · North-America · Switzerland · colloquial · masculine
    Elle m'a fait un bec en partant.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French bec, from Latin beccus (“beak”), from Gaulish *beccos, from Proto-Celtic *bekkos.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.