faîne
See also: faine
French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin fāginea, feminine to fāgineus, from fāgus (“beech”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
faîne f (plural faînes)
- fruit of the beech tree; beechnut, beech mast
Further reading edit
- “faîne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.