"fichu" meaning in French

See fichu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /fi.ʃy/ Audio: Fr-fichu.ogg Forms: fichue [feminine], fichus [masculine, plural], fichues [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Past participle of ficher (various senses). Also a minced oath for foutu. Head templates: {{fr-adj}} fichu (feminine fichue, masculine plural fichus, feminine plural fichues)
  1. (colloquial) lousy, rotten, hell of a Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-fichu-fr-adj-nNbJwD5G
  2. (colloquial) done for Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-fichu-fr-adj-DpXehuQa
  3. (colloquial) put together, rigged out, got up Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-fichu-fr-adj-LKps~wkI Categories (other): Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header, Headwear, Neckwear Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 1 5 49 0 3 2 3 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 3 14 74 1 8 Disambiguation of Headwear: 4 5 67 0 24 Disambiguation of Neckwear: 4 5 85 0 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fichtre

Noun

IPA: /fi.ʃy/ Audio: Fr-fichu.ogg Forms: fichus [plural]
Etymology: Past participle of ficher (various senses). Also a minced oath for foutu. Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} fichu m (plural fichus)
  1. (historical) fichu Tags: historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-fichu-fr-noun-6~C4C-Z7
  2. scarf, headscarf Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fichu-fr-noun-mseKYmk0

Inflected forms

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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "fichu"
      ],
      "id": "en-fichu-fr-noun-6~C4C-Z7",
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        [
          "fichu",
          "fichu#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "(historical) fichu"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "scarf, headscarf"
      ],
      "id": "en-fichu-fr-noun-mseKYmk0",
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          "scarf",
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        ],
        [
          "headscarf",
          "headscarf"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "fichue",
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fichus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
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          "lousy",
          "lousy"
        ],
        [
          "rotten",
          "rotten"
        ]
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        "(colloquial) lousy, rotten, hell of a"
      ],
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        "colloquial"
      ]
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        "done for"
      ],
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          "done for",
          "done for"
        ]
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        "(colloquial) done for"
      ],
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    },
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        },
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          "_dis": "3 14 74 1 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "4 5 67 0 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "fr",
          "name": "Headwear",
          "orig": "fr:Headwear",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 5 85 0 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "fr",
          "name": "Neckwear",
          "orig": "fr:Neckwear",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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        "put together, rigged out, got up"
      ],
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          "put together",
          "put together"
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          "rigged out",
          "rigged out"
        ],
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          "got up",
          "got up"
        ]
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        "(colloquial) put together, rigged out, got up"
      ],
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      ]
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    "French nouns",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
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    }
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        "plural"
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    }
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        "fichu"
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          "fichu#English"
        ]
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      ],
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        "historical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        [
          "scarf",
          "scarf"
        ],
        [
          "headscarf",
          "headscarf"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fichus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fichues",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "word": "fichtre"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "French colloquialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lousy, rotten, hell of a"
      ],
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          "lousy",
          "lousy"
        ],
        [
          "rotten",
          "rotten"
        ]
      ],
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        "(colloquial) lousy, rotten, hell of a"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French colloquialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "done for"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "done for",
          "done for"
        ]
      ],
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        "(colloquial) done for"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French colloquialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "put together, rigged out, got up"
      ],
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        [
          "put together",
          "put together"
        ],
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          "rigged out",
          "rigged out"
        ],
        [
          "got up",
          "got up"
        ]
      ],
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        "(colloquial) put together, rigged out, got up"
      ],
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        "colloquial"
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      "ipa": "/fi.ʃy/"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "fichu"
}

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