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)

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
- English: hatchet
- Yola: hatcheat

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