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French
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin festucum, from Latin festūca. Compare fétuque.
Pronunciation
Noun
fétu m (plural fétus)
- (countable) straw (dried stalk of a cereal plant)
- (figurative) straw (something proverbially worthless)
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