collègue

See also: collegue

French

Etymology

From Latin collega.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.lɛɡ/

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Noun

collègue m or f by sense (plural collègues)

1. colleague
2. (colloquial, chiefly Meridional) friend

Further reading

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

Norman

Etymology

From Latin collega (“a partner in office”), from com- (“with”) + lēgō, lēgāre (“despatch, send on an embassy”), from lex (“law”).

Noun

collègue m or f (plural collègues)

1. (Jersey) colleague