épi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "epi"

French

sense 1

baguette épi (sense 10)

Etymology

Inherited from Old French espi, from Latin spīcum, one of the variants of spīca. Doublet of aspic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.pi/

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Noun

épi m (plural épis)

2. ear, spike (of grain)
3. cowlick (unruly lock or section of hair)
4. spica (bandage)
5. (architecture) groyne, groin (US) (projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults)
6. (roofing) finial
7. (masonry) opus spicatum (herringbone masonry)
8. angle parking
9. shelf or storage unit with storage areas on both sides, placed in the middle of a room, notably found in libraries
10. (Louisiana, Cajun, in the plural) vegetables

    Synonym: légume

12. (baking) ellipsis of baguette en épi, a baguette shaped like a wheat stalk

Derived terms

• épilobe en épi

Related terms

• épine

Further reading

• “épi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• I.-P.-E., IPE, ipé, Pie, pie