guigne
See also: guigné
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡiɲ/
(file) - Rhymes: -iɲ
Etymology 1
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From Old French guine, guisne, of Germanic origin, from Old High German wihsila or Frankish *wihsila, both from Proto-Germanic *wīhsilō (“sour cherry”).
Noun
guigne f (plural guignes)
- heart cherry (Prunus avium subsp. juliana), wild cherry (Prunus avium)
- Coordinate terms: bigarreau, griotte, merise, morelle
Derived terms
- guignolet
- se soucier comme d'une guigne de
- se moquer comme d'une guigne de
Etymology 2
From guignon.
Noun
guigne f (plural guignes)
- (colloquial) bad luck, rotten luck
- avoir la guigne ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- porter la guigne ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
guigne
- inflection of guigner:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “guigne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.