serfouette

/sɛʁfwɛt/

la noun B2

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 serfouettes

Meaning

  1. garden hoe

    • Il désherbe le potager avec une serfouette.

      He weeds the vegetable garden with a 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

binette

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

Practice

1 What does serfouette mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il désherbe le potager avec une ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches serfouette?

noun

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