bécane

Obscure, suggested to be from the argot word bécant, ultimately from bec, the implication being that the squeaking of an old bicycle resembles the chirping of a bird.

• IPA^(key): /be.kan/

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bécane f (plural bécanes)

1. (slang) bike (bicycle)
2. (slang) motorbike
3. (colloquial) computer

• rangé des bécanes
• se ranger des bécanes

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