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figa

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See also: Figa, figá, figà, and figą

Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *fīca, from Latin fīcus. Compare Occitan figa or higa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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figa f (plural figues)

  1. fig
    (idiomatic) Ser figues d'un altre paner ― to be something very different from what was expected (an idiom, literally to be figs from another basket)
    (idiomatic) Fer figa ― to fail to achieve an expected result (an idiom, literally to make fig)
  2. (vulgar slang) cunt; pussy (the vulva)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Fanagalo

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Etymology

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From Zulu -fika, from Proto-Bantu *-pìka.

Verb

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figa

  1. to arrive, to reach

Galician

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Figa

Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese figa (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *fīca (“vulva”), from Latin fīcus (“fig tree or fruit”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈfiɡa/ [ˈfi.ɣ̞ɐ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /ˈfiħa/ [ˈfi.ħɐ]

 

  • Hyphenation: fi‧ga

Noun

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figa f (plural figas)

  1. (folklore) fig sign, used to ward off evil spirits, the evil eye, etc. When directed to a person is insulting and equivalent to a bras d'honneur

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Gallurese

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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figa f (plural fighi)

  1. (dialectal) alternative form of fica (“fig”)

References

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  1. ^ Mauro Maxia (2012), Fonetica storica del gallurese e delle altre varietà sardocorse (in Gallurese), Editrice Taphros, →ISBN

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfi.ɡa/
  • Rhymes: -iɡa
  • Hyphenation: fì‧ga

Noun

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figa f (plural fighe)

  1. (vulgar, chiefly northern Italy) alternative form of fica (“cunt, pussy”)
  2. (vulgar, chiefly northern Italy) alternative form of fica (“sexually attractive woman”)

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Adjective

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figa

  1. feminine singular of figo

Nias

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Malay pinggan, ultimately from Persian پنگان (pengân, “cup; bowl”).

Noun

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figa (mutated form viga)

  1. plate

References

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  • Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 69.

Occitan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Occitan figa, from Vulgar Latin *fīca, from Latin fīcus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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figa f (plural figas)

  1. fig
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Old Dutch

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *fīgā. Which is a borrowing from Vulgar Latin *fīga and Latin fīcus (“fig”).

Noun

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fīga f

  1. fig

Inflection

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Declension of fīga (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative fīga fīga, fīgon
accusative fīga, fīgon fīga, fīgon
genitive fīgon fīgono
dative fīgon fīgon

Descendants

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  • Middle Dutch: vige
    • Dutch: vijg
      • Afrikaans: vy
      • Negerhollands: vigie (from the diminutive)

References

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  • “fīga”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *fīgā.

Noun

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fīga f

  1. fig

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Old Occitan

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *fīca, from Latin fīcus.

Noun

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figa f (oblique plural figas, nominative singular figa, nominative plural figas)

  1. fig (fruit)

Descendants

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  • Occitan: figa
  • → Old French: figue (see there for further descendants)

References

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl
figi etymology 1 sense 1
figa etymology 1 sense 2
figa etymology 1 sense 5
figi etymology 2 sense 1

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɡa
  • Syllabification: fi‧ga

Etymology 1

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    Borrowed from Middle High German vîge. Doublet of fikus and pigwa.

    Noun

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    figa f (related adjective figowy)

    2. fig (fruit of the fig tree, pear-shaped and containing many small seeds)
      Spacerując po jerozolimskim suku, kupiliśmy trochę fig i daktyli. ― While walking through the Jerusalem souk, we bought some figs and dates.
    4. (colloquial) ficus, fig (any tree of the genus Ficus)
      Synonyms: figowiec, fikus
      Tuż przy drodze rosną granaty i figi. ― Pomegranates and figs grow right next to the road.
    5. (colloquial) common fig, fig (Ficus carica)
    6. (colloquial) nil, zilch (nothing, zero)
    8. fig sign (mildly obscene gesture that uses a thumb wedged in between two fingers, most commonly used to ward off the evil eye, insult someone, or deny a request)
    Declension
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    Declension of figa
    singular plural
    nominative figa figi
    genitive figi fig
    dative fidze figom
    accusative figę figi
    instrumental figą figami
    locative fidze figach
    vocative figo figi
    Derived terms
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    nouns
    Descendants
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    Etymology 2

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      Ellipsis of majtki figowe.

      Noun

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      figa nvir pl

      2. (in the plural) knickers (women's legless underpants)
        Hypernym: majtki
      Declension
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      Declension of figi
      plural
      nominative figi
      genitive fig
      dative figom
      accusative figi
      instrumental figami
      locative figach
      vocative figi

      Further reading

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      • “figa”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
      • “figi”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
      • “figa”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish)
      • figa in PWN's encyclopedia
      • Józefa Kobylińska (2001), “figa”, in Marian Kucała, editor, Słownik gwary gorczańskiej (zagórzańskiej)‎[4] (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Akademii Pedagogicznej, →ISBN, page 38

      Sassarese

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      Pronunciation

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      Noun

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      figa f (plural fighi)

      1. (dialectal) alternative form of figga (“fig”)

      References

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      1. ^ Mauro Maxia (2012), Fonetica storica del gallurese e delle altre varietà sardocorse (in Sassarese), Editrice Taphros, →ISBN

      Slovak

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      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /fiɡa/, [ˈfiɡa]
      • Rhymes: -iɡa
      • Hyphenation: fi‧ga

      Noun

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      figa f (relational adjective figový)

      1. fig

      Declension

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      Declension of figa
      (pattern žena)
      singularplural
      nominativefigafigy
      genitivefigyfíg
      dativefigefigám
      accusativefigufigy
      locativefigefigách
      instrumentalfigoufigami
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      Further reading

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      • “figa”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

      Slovene

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      Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:
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      Pronunciation

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      Noun

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      fíga f

      1. fig (fruit)

      Declension

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      Unknown tone or non-tonal
      		 The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
      Feminine, a-stem
      nom. sing. fíga
      gen. sing. fíge
      singular dual plural
      nominative
      (imenovȃlnik)       		fíga fígi fíge
      genitive
      (rodȋlnik)       		fíge fíg fíg
      dative
      (dajȃlnik)       		fígi fígama fígam
      accusative
      (tožȋlnik)       		fígo fígi fíge
      locative
      (mẹ̑stnik)       		fígi fígah fígah
      instrumental
      (orọ̑dnik)       		fígo fígama fígami

      Further reading

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      • “figa”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

      Sranan Tongo

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      Figa

      Etymology

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      From English fig or Dutch vijg.

      Noun

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      figa

      1. fig (fruit of the fig tree)

      Swahili

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      Pronunciation

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      figa class V (plural mafiga class VI)

      1. cooking stone
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