fizgig

• Nom avec deux sens distincts : un harpon ou une lance à barbillons utilisé pour la pêche, ou un type de feu d'artifice qui se déplace en produisant un sifflement.

A noun with two distinct meanings: a barbed fishing implement used for spearing fish, or a type of firework that moves with a fizzing sound.

1. Fishing implementC2formal

   A tool with a long handle and a barbed point, used for spearing fish.

   Foëne (ou fouëne)

   • The fisherman used a fizgig to catch the large salmon.
   • He carefully aimed the fizgig at the fish in the shallow water.
   • Traditional fizgigs are still used in some coastal communities.

   Synonymesgigleister

2. C2formal

   A type of firework that produces a hissing or fizzing sound as it moves.

   Pétard fusant (feu d'artifice)

   • The children watched the fizgig shoot across the sky with a loud hiss.
   • A fizgig is a simple firework that spins and fizzes.
   • The display included several fizgigs that lit up the night.

   Synonymessquib