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asticot

maggot

noun as-tee-KO Rare
Animals & Nature Insects

Usage Note

Asticot is the common word for a maggot (fly larva), widely used in fishing as bait. In informal French, asticoter means 'to pester or needle someone', derived from the image of a wriggling maggot. The word is masculine and its plural is regular: asticots.

Examples

"Il a utilisé des asticots comme appât."

Natural Translation

He used maggots as bait.

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