"far" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /faʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-far.wav Forms: fars [plural]
Etymology: Probably to be linked to Late Latin farsus (past participle of farciō (“to cram, stuff”)), whence French farce (“stuffing”) and Old French fars (“stuffed”), perhaps with influence from Latin far (“farro, emmer wheat”), also attested in the meaning of “sacred cake”, whence Old French and Middle French far (“type of wheat”). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|la-lat|farsus}} Late Latin farsus, {{cog|fr|-}} French, {{doublet|fr|farce<t:stuffing>|notext=1}} farce (“stuffing”), {{cog|fro|fars|t=stuffed}} Old French fars (“stuffed”), {{der|fr|la|far|t=farro, emmer wheat}} Latin far (“farro, emmer wheat”), {{m-g|sacred cake}} “sacred cake”, {{ncog|fro,frm|far|t=type of wheat}} Old French and Middle French far (“type of wheat”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} far m (plural fars)
  1. far breton Tags: masculine Synonyms: far breton
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