biffe in French

IPA: /bif/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-biffe.wav

Forms: biffe f A sheet with horizontal stripes. [canonical], biffes [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Of uncertain origin: possibly from Late Latin *bifĭlis, *bifīlis (“double wire”), from Latin bĭfīlum, composed of bis (“twice”) + filum (“fiber”). This works semantically, but has phonetic difficulties. Alternatively, of imitative origin *biff (as in puffing out the cheeks), regarding the sense "to mock, deceive," though this sense is attested much later than the one for fabric. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|LL.|*bifĭlis}} Late Latin *bifĭlis, {{der|fr|la|bĭfīlum}} Latin bĭfīlum, {{onomatopoeic|fr|title=imitative}} imitative Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} biffe f (plural biffes)

Verb

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"biffe" meaning in French

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