fumée

See also: fumee

French

Etymology

Feminine past participle of the verb fumer; from Middle French fumée, fumee, from Old French fumee. Replaced Old French fum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fy.me/

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Adjective

fumée

1. feminine singular of fumé

   truite fumée

   Smoked trout

Participle

fumée

1. feminine singular of the past participle of fumer

Noun

fumée f (uncountable)

1. smoke
2. steam
3. spoor (of game animals)

Synonyms

• (Quebec, Acadian) boucane

Derived terms

• arriver à la fumée des cierges
• écran de fumée
• il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu
• partir en fumée

Related terms

• fumer

Further reading

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

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Middle French

Alternative forms

• fumee

Etymology

From Old French fumee.

Noun

fumée f (plural fumées)

1. smoke

Descendants

• French: fumée