spongieux

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin spongiōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spɔ̃.ʒjø/

Adjective

spongieux (feminine spongieuse, masculine plural spongieux, feminine plural spongieuses)

1. spongious, spongy (of porous structure resembling that of a sponge)
2. spongy, squishy (soft and squishy like a sponge)
3. spongy, absorbent (that absorbs and retains liquid like a sponge)

Related terms

• éponge

Further reading

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