fève
See also: FEVE
French
Etymology
From Old French feve, from Latin faba, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰabʰ- (“bean”). Cognate with Spanish haba, Italian fava.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛv/
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Noun
Trinket from a king cake.
fève f (plural fèves)
- bean, generally
- strictly, the broad bean Vicia faba
- non-legume beans, as in coffee beans
- the trinket in a king cake (galette des rois) – originally an actual broad bean, today often a plastic, metal or porcelain figurine
Synonyms
- haricot
Further reading
- “fève”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.