couperet
French
Etymology
From couper (“to cut”) + -eret.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ku.pʁɛ/
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Noun
couperet m (plural couperets)
- cleaver, butchers' knife; (figurative) axe
- Synonym: feuille de boucher
- (sports) knockout (match)
- un match couperet ― a match in the knock-out stages
Derived terms
Further reading
- “couperet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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