efficace

See also: êfficace

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin effacācem (“efficacious, effectual, powerful, efficient”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.fi.kas/

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• Rhymes: -as
• Homophone: efficaces

Adjective

efficace (plural efficaces)

1. effective
2. efficacious

Antonyms

• inefficace

Derived terms

• efficacement

Related terms

• efficacité

Further reading

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

Italian

Etymology

From Latin efficāx (“efficacious, effectual, powerful, efficient”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ef.fiˈka.t͡ʃe/
• Rhymes: -atʃe
• Hyphenation: ef‧fi‧cà‧ce

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Adjective

efficace (plural efficaci, superlative efficacissimo)

1. effective
2. efficacious

Antonyms

• inefficace

Derived terms

• efficacemente (“effectively; efficaciously”)
• ficaccio (Romanesco)
  • fico

Related terms

• efficacia