phoque

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin phōca, from Ancient Greek φώκη (phṓkē). Compare Italian foca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔk/

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• Homophones: foc, focs, phoques
• Rhymes: -ɔk

Un phoque.

Noun

phoque m (plural phoques)

1. seal (pinniped)
   • 1924, Emmanuel Bove, Mes Amis‎^[1], archived from the original on 27 May 2019:

     Des reflets s’enfonçaient à pic dans la Seine. La surface du fleuve remuait comme s’il y avait des phoques sous l’eau.

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   Synonyms: loup de mer, loup marin

2. sealskin (fabric made from fur of seals)

Derived terms

• ouate de phoque
• phoque barbu

Descendants

• → Polish: foka
• → Romanian: focă
• → Turkish: fok

See also

• morse m
• otarie f

Further reading

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