"guai" meaning in Français

See guai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: \ɡɛ\ Forms: guais [plural]
  1. Se dit d’un hareng sans œufs ni laitance.
    Sense id: fr-guai-fr-adj-SLA7r4TA Categories (other): Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Interjection

IPA: \ɡwa.i\
  1. Gare ! Avertissement lancé à quelqu’un.
    Sense id: fr-guai-fr-intj-o-VlaHJ- Categories (other): Exemples en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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    "(adjectif) D’après le dictionnaire TLFi, proviendrait d’une probable variante orthographique de gai employé au figuré, cf. (« vif, pétulant [en parlant d’un animal] »).",
    "(interjection) Mot italien."
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