nourri

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nu.ʁi/

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Adjective

nourri (feminine nourrie, masculine plural nourris, feminine plural nourries)

1. fed, nourished
2. (figuratively) heavy, sustained

Participle

nourri (feminine nourrie, masculine plural nourris, feminine plural nourries)

1. past participle of nourrir

Further reading

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

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

From French nourrir (“to nourish”), compare Haitian Creole nouri.

Verb

nourri

1. to nourish

References

• Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales