folle

See also: follé

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔl/

Adjective

folle

1. feminine singular of fou

Noun

folle f (plural folles)

1. madwoman
2. (slang) queen (male homosexual)

Derived terms

• follasse, folasse
• follitude, folitude

Further reading

• “folle” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Italian

Etymology 1

Noun

folle f

1. plural of folla

Etymology 2

From Latin follis, follem.

Noun

folle m, f (plural folli)

1. madman; madwoman

Adjective

folle (masculine and feminine plural folli)

1. mad; insane
2. (of a gear wheel) idle

Derived terms

• follemente
• follia
• in folle

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Latin

Noun

folle

1. ablative singular of follis

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Norman

Etymology

Old French fole, feminine of fol (“mad”) from Latin follis.

Noun

folle f (plural folles)

1. (Jersey) madwoman

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Spanish

Verb

folle

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of follar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of follar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of follar.