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cage.

cage

4 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaʒ/

  1. cage

    feminine
    cage d'escalier

  2. area, penalty area

    colloquial · feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French cage, from Latin cavea. This form did not undergo the palatalization of c before a.

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