fougasse

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French fougasse. Doublet of focaccia.

Noun

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fougasse (plural fougasses)

  1. A type of lattice-shaped bread associated with the area of Provence.
  2. An old-fashioned type of land mine, in the form of a foxhole filled with explosives or projectiles.
    Synonym: fougade

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French

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From earlier fougade, probably borrowed from Italian fogata (from fogare, from foga), with a change of suffix.

Noun

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fougasse f (plural fougasses)

  1. (military) fougasse (land-mine)

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Middle French fougasse, foucasse, borrowed from Old Occitan fogatza, fogassa, from Late Latin focācium (via its plural focācia), derived from Latin focus (hearth). Doublet of the inherited fouace.

Noun

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fougasse f (plural fougasses)

  1. (cooking) fougasse (lattice-shaped bread associated with Provence)
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Descendants
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  • English: fougasse

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