joue
See also: joué
Dutch edit
Verb edit
joue
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old French joe, from Vulgar Latin *gauta.
Noun edit
joue f (plural joues)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
joue
- inflection of jouer:
Further reading edit
- “joue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French jo(w)e. First documented in the late 14th century.
/au̯/ may be either dialectal or due to blending with the synonym chaule. Cf. powe~paue.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
joue (plural joues)
- jaw, jawbone
- lower part of the sides of the face
Descendants edit
- English: jaw
References edit
- “jou(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.