fécule

French

Etymology

From Latin faecula (“tartar”), from faex (“sediment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fe.kyl/

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Noun

fécule f (plural fécules)

1. starch from potatoes, manioc etc.

Related terms

• féculent
• féculerie

Further reading

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