"digue" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /diɡ/ Forms: digues [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French digue. Doublet of dike. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰeygʷ-}}, {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|fr|digue|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French digue, {{bor+|en|fr|digue}} Borrowed from French digue, {{doublet|en|dike}} Doublet of dike Head templates: {{en-noun}} digue (plural digues)
  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of dike Tags: alt-of, alternative, obsolete Alternative form of: dike
    Sense id: en-digue-en-noun-1bAylKXW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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