copine
See also: COPINE
English
Noun
copine (plural copines)
- Any of a group of highly conserved, calcium-dependent membrane proteins found in a variety of eukaryotes.
Anagrams
- Piceno, Picone
French
Etymology
copain + -ine
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ.pin/
Audio (file) - Homophone: copines
Noun
copine f (plural copines, masculine copain)
- (informal) female equivalent of copain: female friend, girl friend, chum, pal
- Synonym: amie
- (informal, by ellipsis) Ellipsis of petite copine.: girlfriend (girl/woman to whom one has a romantic attachment)
- Synonym: petite amie
Further reading
- “copine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- pionce, pioncé