à jeun

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French, from Latin jejūnus, ieiūnus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a ʒœ̃/

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Prepositional phrase

à jeun

1. on an empty stomach

   être à jeun ― to have had nothing to eat or drink

Usage notes

• Used both adjectivally and adverbially.

Related terms

• jeûne
• jeûner
• déjeuner

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French à jeun.

Adverb

à jeun

1. on an empty stomach

   Synonyms: pe stomacul gol, pe nemâncate