French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fu.ʁa.ʒe/
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Etymology 1

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From fourrage +‎ -ier.

Adjective

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fourrager (feminine fourragère, masculine plural fourragers, feminine plural fourragères)

  1. (relational) fodder

Etymology 2

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From fourrage +‎ -er.

Verb

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fourrager

  1. (intransitive) to forage
  2. (intransitive) to rummage through
Conjugation
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This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written fourrage- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

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