couteau

[ koo-toh ]

noun

, plural cou·teaux [koo-, tohz, koo-, toh].

1. a knife, especially a large double-edged one formerly carried as a weapon.

couteau

/ kuːˈtəʊ /

noun

1. a large two-edged knife used formerly as a weapon

Word History and Origins

Origin of couteau¹

1670–80; < French; Old French coutel < Latin cultellus; cultellus

Word History and Origins

Origin of couteau¹

C17: from Old French coutel, from Latin cultellus a little knife, from culter knife, ploughshare

Example Sentences

Des blessés... 15j après attaque au couteau au Consulat, la France encore visée !?

From BBC

The program is limited to lands in southwestern North Dakota and the Missouri Couteau.

From Washington Times

Je viens de voir M. Levy, victime d'une attaque au couteau.

From Time

“We travel for romance, we travel for architecture, and we travel to be lost,” the writer Ray Bradbury said in a 1990 interview with Rob Couteau.

From Seattle Times

“We travel for romance, we travel for architecture, and we travel to be lost,” the writer Ray Bradbury said in a 1990 interview with Rob Couteau.

From New York Times