fameux

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin famōsus, from fama; cf. Old French fame.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.mø/

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Adjective

fameux (feminine fameuse, masculine plural fameux, feminine plural fameuses)

1. recognised, well-known, famous

   Et voici Millau et son fameux viaduc.

   And here is Millau and its famous viaduct.

Further reading

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