phoque
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French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle French phoque f, focque m, borrowed from Latin phōca, from Ancient Greek φώκη (phṓkē).
Cognate with Italian foca f and Spanish foca f.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]phoque m (plural phoques)
- seal
- Synonyms: loup de mer m, loup marin m
- 1924, Emmanuel Bove, “Neveu, le marinier”, in Mes amis [My Friends][1], Paris: Émile-Paul Frères:
- Des reflets s’enfonçaient à pic dans la Seine. La surface du fleuve remuait comme s’il y avait des phoques sous l’eau.
- Reflections dive steeply into the Seine. The surface of the river moves as if there were seals under the water.
- sealskin (fabric made from fur of seals)
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “phoque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested in 1532. Borrowed from Latin phoca f.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]phoque m or f (plural phoques)
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “phoque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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