visqueux
French
Etymology
From Middle French visqueux, from Old French viscous, borrowed from Late Latin viscōsus, from Latin viscum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vis.kø/
Adjective
visqueux (feminine visqueuse, masculine plural visqueux, feminine plural visqueuses)
- viscous; slimy
- une substance visqueuse ― a viscous substance
Related terms
- viscosité
Further reading
- “visqueux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French viscous, borrowed from Late Latin viscosus, from Latin viscum.
Adjective
visqueux m (feminine singular visqueuse, masculine plural visqueux, feminine plural visqueuses)
- viscous (of a liquid, thick; tending to flow slowly)
Descendants
- French: visqueux
- → English: viscous