jouir

  1. to enjoy
  2. (intransitive) to have an orgasm; to come, cum; to ejaculate

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʒwiʁ/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle French jouir, jouïr, iouyr, from Old French joïr, from Vulgar Latin *gaudīre (*gaudiō), from Latin gaudēre. Doublet of gaudir, which was a borrowing.

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