A knife, especially a large knife or cutlass, used in French culinary or nautical contexts; also refers to a military sword or saber.
From Old French 'coutel' (knife), derived from Latin 'cultellus' (small knife, diminutive of 'culter'), showing how Latin culinary terminology evolved through French into English.
The French 'couteau' (knife) comes from the same Latin root as 'culinary'—both trace back to 'cultellus'—so the word for knife is literally linked to the art of cooking.
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