falcate

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falcate

/ˈfælkeɪt/

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Borrowed from Latin falcātus (“curved, sickle-shaped”), from falx (“sickle”, oblique stem in falc-) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

adjective more falcate · most falcate

Shaped like a sickle.
Similar: falcated, falciform, falcular, drepaniform

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adj shaped like a sickle

Español	falcado
Português	falcado
Italiano	falcato

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@misc{falcate_2026,
  title = {falcate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/falcate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}