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fougasse.

fougasse (land-mine)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/fu.ɡas/
  1. fougasse (land-mine)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From earlier fougade, probably borrowed from Italian fogata (from fogare, from foga), with a change of suffix.

noun/fu.ɡas/
  1. fougasse (lattice-shaped bread associated with Provence)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French fougasse, foucasse, borrowed from Old Occitan fogatza, fogassa, from Late Latin focācium (via its plural focācia), derived from Latin focus (“hearth”). Doublet of the inherited fouace.

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