liège

See also: liege, Liege, and Liège

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *levius, from Latin levis (“light (in weight)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ljɛʒ/

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Noun

liège m (plural lièges)

1. cork (substance)

Related terms

• léger

Further reading

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

Norman

Etymology

From Old French, from Vulgar Latin *levius, from Latin levis (“light (in weight)”).

Noun

liège m (plural lièges)

1. (Jersey) cork
2. (Jersey, fishing) float

Synonyms

• (float): fliotte