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gibier

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French gibiez, with change of suffix, and that from Frankish *gabaiti (to hunt with falcons), from ga- + *bītan (to bite).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʒi.bje/
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Noun

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gibier m (plural gibiers)

  1. game (wild animal hunted for food)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “giblets”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Further reading

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