See also: guigné

French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡiɲ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɲ

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old French guine, guisne, of Germanic origin, from Old High German wihsila or Frankish *wihsila, both from Proto-Germanic *wīhsilō (sour cherry).

Noun

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guigne f (plural guignes)

  1. heart cherry (Prunus avium subsp. juliana), wild cherry (Prunus avium)
    Coordinate terms: bigarreau, griotte, merise, morelle
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From guignon.

Noun

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guigne f (plural guignes)

  1. (colloquial) bad luck, rotten luck
    avoir la guigne(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    porter la guigne(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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guigne

  1. inflection of guigner:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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