menotte

See also: menotté

French

Etymology

From main +‎ -otte.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mə.nɔt/
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Rhymes: -ɔt

Noun

menotte f (plural menottes)

small hand (especially the hand of a child)
(in the plural) handcuffs

Derived terms

menotter

Further reading

“menotte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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