foëne

See also: foene, foène, föne, and Föne

French

Alternative forms

foène, fouane, fouëne, fouine

Etymology

Inherited from Old French foene (“harpoon, trident”), from Latin fuscina (“trident”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fwɛn/

Noun

foëne f (plural foënes)

a fishgig; a pronged harpoon
(regional) a pitchfork for handling hay

Synonyms

angon (fishgig)
fourche (pitchfork)

Further reading

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

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