faîne

See also: faine

French

Alternative forms

faine (1990 spelling reform)

Etymology

From Latin fāginea, feminine to fāgineus, from fāgus (“beech”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɛn/
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Noun

faîne f (plural faînes)

fruit of the beech tree; beechnut, beech mast

Further reading

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

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