fameux

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin famosus, from fama. Cf. Old French fame.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fa.mø/
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Adjective

fameux (feminine singular fameuse, masculine plural fameux, feminine plural fameuses)

recognised, well-known, famous
Et voici Millau et son fameux viaduc.

Further reading

“fameux” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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