liège

See also: liege, Liege, and Liège

French

Etymology

From Old French, from Vulgar Latin *levius, from Latin levis (“light, unimportant”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ljɛʒ/
audio (file)

Noun

liège m (plural lièges)

cork (substance)

Related terms

léger

Further reading

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

Norman

Etymology

From Old French, from Vulgar Latin *levius, from Latin levis (“light, unimportant”).

Noun

liège m (plural lièges)

(Jersey) cork
(Jersey, fishing) float

Synonyms

(float): fliotte

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