bétail
See also: betail
French
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French bestail, bestaille, from beste (“animal”) + -ail.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbétail m (plural bétails)
- livestock
- Synonym: cheptel
- (specifically) cattle
- (colloquial, Missouri) insect
- (colloquial, Louisiana) animal, beast, monster
Further reading
edit- “bétail”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.