forain
See also: föra in
French
Etymology
From Old French forain, 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.
Adjective
forain (feminine singular foraine, masculine plural forains, feminine plural foraines)
- fair, fairground (attributive)
Further reading
- “forain” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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