Masculine
gibier
Meaning
game (wild animal hunted for food)
Concepts
wild game
hunted animals
game animal
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʒi.bje/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French gibiez, with change of suffix, and that from Frankish *gabaiti (“to hunt with falcons”), from ga- + *bītan (“to bite”).
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