binette

/bi.nɛt/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les binettes

Meaning

  1. garden hoe

    • Le jardinier désherbe avec sa binette.

      The gardener weeds with his hoe.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: place. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

serfouette

binette is a more general small hoe; serfouette is a specific double-headed hoe tool — both mean "garden hoe."

Practice

1 What does binette mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le jardinier désherbe avec sa ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches binette?

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