fève

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See also: FEVE

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French feve, from Latin faba, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰabʰ- (“bean”). Cognate with Spanish haba, Italian fava.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛv/
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Noun

Trinket from a king cake.

fève f (plural fèves)

  1. strictly, a broad bean (Vicia faba)
  2. non-legume beans, as in coffee beans
  3. the trinket in a king cake (galette des rois) – originally an actual broad bean, today often a plastic, metal or porcelain figurine
  4. (North America) bean

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