avachi

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French

Etymology

Past participle of avachir (to soften, make limp), from Middle French [Term?], from Old French avachir (to sag), from Frankish to soften, from Proto-Germanic *waikwijaną (to soften, make pliable, avoid), from Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (to bend, curve). Cognate with Old High German weihjan (to soften), Old English wǣcan (to weaken, oppress, trouble), Old Norse veikja (to bow, make feeble, weaken). More at weak.

Pronunciation

Verb

avachi (feminine avachie, masculine plural avachis, feminine plural avachies)

  1. past participle of avachir

Adjective

avachi (feminine avachie, masculine plural avachis, feminine plural avachies)

  1. flabby; saggy

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