"délice" meaning in French

See délice in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /de.lis/ Audio: Fr-délice.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-délice.wav Forms: délices [plural]
Rhymes: -is Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dēliciae. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|dēliciae}} Borrowed from Latin dēliciae Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} délice m (plural délices)
  1. delight Tags: masculine Derived forms: délices de Capoue, faire les délices, faire ses délices

Inflected forms

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