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figue

figue

French

Noun

figue f ‎(plural figues)

  1. fig (fruit)

Old French

Etymology

Borrowing from Old Provençal figa, from Vulgar Latin *fīca, from Latin fīcus. Replaced the inherited doublet fie.

Noun

figue f ‎(oblique plural figues, nominative singular figue, nominative plural figues)

  1. fig (fruit)

Descendants

Etymology

From Old French figue, a borrowing from Old Provençal figa, from Vulgar Latin *fīca, from Latin ficus. Replaced the inherited Old French fie from the same Latin root.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiɡ/

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