serpenteau
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
serpenteau m (plural serpenteaux)
- snakeling, snakelet (a hatchling snake)
- (by extension[1]) diminutive of serpent; a small snake, little snake, snakey
- (military, historical) an iron circle with spikes to which squibs were attached, used in a breach
References[edit]
- ^ “serpenteau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.