"morue" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /mɔ.ʁy/ Audio: Fr-morue.ogg Forms: morues [plural]
Etymology: From Old French morlue, a compound of Breton mor (“sea”) + Old French lus (“pike”). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|fro|morlue}} Old French morlue, {{der|fr|br|mor|t=sea}} Breton mor (“sea”), {{m+|fro|lus|t=pike}} Old French lus (“pike”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} morue f (plural morues)
  1. cod Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-morue-fr-noun-TtYKVrkx
  2. (derogatory) a whore; a broad Tags: derogatory, feminine
    Sense id: en-morue-fr-noun-XjFln3NE
  3. (derogatory) an ugly person; an oaf Tags: derogatory, feminine Categories (topical): Appearance, People Categories (lifeform): Gadiforms Synonyms: thon
    Sense id: en-morue-fr-noun-iY1mM5dx Disambiguation of Appearance: 4 4 93 Disambiguation of People: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Gadiforms: 35 3 63 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 6 6 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 8 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 8 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: huile de foie de morue, morue charbonnier

Inflected forms

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        }
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    },
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    }
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