foire

See also foiré

French

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /fwaʁ/, X-SAMPA: /fwaR/

Etymology 1

Early Old French feire from a Vulgar Latin feria from the classical noun feriae

Noun

foire f (plural foires)

1. a fair, an exposition
2. a marketplace selling artisan goods

Etymology 2

Noun

foire f (plural foires)

1. diarrhoea
2. (figuratively, slang) fuckup, mess

Verb

foire

1. first-person singular present indicative of foirer
2. third-person singular present indicative of foirer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of foirer
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of foirer
5. second-person singular imperative of foirer