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grec.

Greek

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɡʁɛk/
  1. Greek

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French grec, borrowed from Latin graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós). This learned form supplanted the older grégeois (now only in feu grégeois), from Old French grezois, derived from inherited Old French gri(e)u with the ending -ois, or possibly stemming from a Vulgar Latin *graeciscus. The feminine form in -cque (instead of *grèque) reflects an older spelling habit, which has occasionally survived (compare becquée, jacquet, socque).

noun/ɡʁɛk/
  1. the Greek language Ancient Greek

    countable · masculine · uncountable
  2. the Greek language Modern Greek

    countable · masculine · uncountable
  3. ellipsis of sandwich grec; kebab sandwich

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · ellipsis · masculine · slang · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French grec, borrowed from Latin graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós). This learned form supplanted the older grégeois (now only in feu grégeois), from Old French grezois, derived from inherited Old French gri(e)u with the ending -ois, or possibly stemming from a Vulgar Latin *graeciscus. The feminine form in -cque (instead of *grèque) reflects an older spelling habit, which has occasionally survived (compare becquée, jacquet, socque).

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