French Definition

frĕnch
frenches
verb
To cut (string beans) into long, thin slices before cooking.
Webster's New World
To trim the meat from the end of the bone of (a lamb or veal chop)
Webster's New World
To give a French kiss to.
American Heritage
To perform oral sex on.
American Heritage

To kiss (another person) while inserting one’s tongue into the other person's mouth.

Wiktionary
adjective
Of France or its people, language, or culture.
Webster's New World

Of or relating to France.

The French border with Italy.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
noun
The Romance language spoken chiefly in France, French Canada, and certain parts of Belgium, Switzerland, and Africa.
Webster's New World
Dry vermouth.
Webster's New World
The people of France.
American Heritage
Coarse or vulgar language.
Pardon my French.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
pronoun

A Romance language spoken primarily in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Quebec, Valle d'Aosta and many former French colonies.

Wiktionary
idiom
the French
  • the people of France
Webster's New World

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to French

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Origin of French

  • From Middle English Frenche, Frensch, Frensc, Frenkisch, Franche, from Old English frencisc (“French”, literally “Frankish”), equivalent to Frank +‎ -ish. Cognate with Danish fransk (“French”), Swedish fransk, fransysk (“French”), Icelandic franska (“French”). Compare Frankish.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English French, Frens(c)h from Old English frencisc (“of the Franks, Frankish, French”), from Franca (“a Frank”). Compare Old High German Franko (“a Frank”), akin to Old English franca (“javelin, spear”), from the use of such weapons by the Franks.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English frencisc Frankish from Franca Frank Frank

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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