joue

See also: joué

Dutch

Verb

joue

(archaic) singular present subjunctive of jouen

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʒu/
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Homophones: jouent, joues, joug, jougs
Rhymes: -u

Etymology 1

From Old French jode, from Vulgar Latin *gauta, *gabita, from Gaulish *gauta (“cheek”), from Proto-Celtic *gaba, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵebʰ-.

Noun

joue f (plural joues)

cheek

Derived terms

Verb

joue

inflection of jouer:
1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

“joue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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