French
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French/frentʃ/
▶adjective relating to France or its people or language. ▶noun the language of France, also used in parts of Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, and certain other countries.
– phrases
(if you'll) excuse (or pardon) my French informal used to apologize for swearing.
(if you'll) excuse (or pardon) my French informal used to apologize for swearing.
– derivatives
Frenchness noun.
Frenchness noun.
'French' also found in these Oxford entries:
Acadian
- accolade
- alley-oop
- allophone
- ampere
- Anglo-Norman French
- appellation contrôlée
- Argand diagram
- arras
- assassin
- -ate
- auberge
- aubretia
- autoroute
- Azilian
- baguette
- bank
- bastard
- baud
- becquerel
- begonia
- biotite
- Bislama
- black bean
- blonde
- boudin
- bougainvillea
- boule
- boulle
- Bourbon
- bourrée
- Braille
- brasserie
- brioche
- Broca's area
- budget
- bugger
- cabaret
- Cajun
- camiknickers
- Camisard
- Canadien
- canapé
- Canuck
- canvas
- Carib
- carnotite
- Cartesian
- Cassegrain telescope
- cayenne
