visqueux

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French visqueux, from Old French viscous, borrowed from Late Latin viscōsus, from Latin viscum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vis.kø/

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Adjective

visqueux (feminine visqueuse, masculine plural visqueux, feminine plural visqueuses)

1. viscous; slimy

   une substance visqueuse ― a viscous substance

Related terms

• viscosité

Further reading

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

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French viscous, borrowed from Late Latin viscosus, from Latin viscum.

Adjective

visqueux m (feminine singular visqueuse, masculine plural visqueux, feminine plural visqueuses)

1. viscous (of a liquid, thick; tending to flow slowly)

Descendants

• French: visqueux
• → English: viscous