Masculine
jeu
- (masculine) game (activity performed for amusement)
- (masculine) play (in a theatre/theater)
- (masculine) set (of objects that belong together)
- (masculine) manner of handling a gun
- (masculine) play (mechanics: a space between two adjacent parts to allow free movement)
- (masculine) a pipe organ stop
- (masculine) a hand of playing cards
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʒø/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French geu, gieu, giu, from Latin iocus, jocus.
Related words
child’s play
deck of cards
bet on
espace libre
jeu d’enfant
scene
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