favori

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

favo(u)rite

Noun

favo(u)rite

Noun

sideburns, side whiskers

Concepts

favori

préféré

marque-page

signet

chouchou

favoris

populaire

de prédilection

animal favori

ange

chéri

or

favorite

avantagé

favorisé

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/fa.vɔ.ʁi/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle French favori, favorit (16th c.), from Italian favorito, past participle of favorire (“to favour”). The form in -it was borrowed directly from the Italian participle, while that in -i (feminine accordingly favorie) is in line with the Middle French verb favorir (now replaced with favoriser). Inconsistent standardization led to the modern hybrid forms (cf. also absous, andalou, coi, esquimau).