See also: fetu

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin festucum, from Latin festūca. Compare fétuque.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fe.ty/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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fétu m (plural fétus)

  1. (countable) straw (dried stalk of a cereal plant)
  2. (figurative) straw (something proverbially worthless)

Derived terms

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