noun, masculine/ma.si.ko/plural: massicots
massicot
Influenced by Italian marzacotto, but ultimately from Arabic مرداسنج (“lead oxide”).
/ma.si.ko/
massicot
Influenced by Italian marzacotto, but ultimately from Arabic مرداسنج (“lead oxide”).
guillotine, a machine for cutting paper and sheet metal
Related: massicotier
From the name of Guillaume Massiquot (1797-1870), the inventor of the machine. Previously the common noun was also spelt massiquot.