faîne
See also: faine
French
Alternative forms
- faine (1990 spelling reform)
Etymology
From Latin fāginea, feminine to fāgineus, from fāgus (“beech”)
Pronunciation
Noun
faîne f (plural faînes)
- fruit of the beech tree; beechnut, beech mast
Further reading
- “faîne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.