piolet
noun
pi·o·let
¦pēə¦lā
plural -s
: a two-headed ice ax used in mountaineering (as in Switzerland)
Word History
Etymology
French, from French dialect (Valais canton, Switzerland & Piedmont), diminutive of piola small ax, from (assumed) Middle French dialect, from Old Provençal, diminutive of apcha, abcha battle-ax, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German hāppa sickle, pruning knife