fessée

French

Etymology

From past participle of fesser (“to spank”), originally "to strike"; the verb was influenced in both form and sense by the unrelated fesse (“buttock”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛ.se/ ~ /fe.se/

Noun

fessée f (plural fessées)

  1. spanking
  2. female equivalent of fessé (“spankee”)

References

  • Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

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