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forain

forain

See also: föra in

French

Noun

forain m ‎(plural forains)

  1. showman (fairground entertainer)
  2. stallholder

Adjective

forain m ‎(feminine singular foraine, masculine plural forains, feminine plural foraines)

  1. fair, fairground (attributive)

Etymology

From Old French, from Vulgar Latin *forānus, from Latin forīs ‎(“outside”). Assimilated to foire ‎(“fair”), through folk etymology. Once meant "foreign", but replaced by étranger in this sense.

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