Masculine

gibier

Meaning

game (wild animal hunted for food)

Frequency

C2
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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