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surf.

surfing

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/sœʁf/
  1. surfing

    masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from surfing. Note that the English noun surf only refers to an instance of surfing, and not the activity itself.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.