Masculine
congé
- (masculine) leave (time off, absence from work, etc.)
- (masculine) holiday, day off
- (masculine) furlough
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɔ̃.ʒe/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French congié, cungié, cunged, congiet, cumgiet, from Latin commeātus. As an architectural term, a calque of Ancient Greek ἀποφυγή (apophugḗ, “a leave, an escape; an architectural feature”).
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