Féminin

farce

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (feminine) stuffing
  2. (feminine) farce
  3. (feminine) prank, joke

Fréquence

C1
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/faʁs/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

Inherited from Old French farse, from Medieval Latin farsa, from the feminine perfect passive participle from Latin farciō (“to stuff”). Doublet of far. The theatre sense alludes to the pleasant and varied character of certain stuffed food items.

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