tunique

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle French tunique, from Old French tunique, borrowed from Latin tunica.

Pronunciation

Noun

tunique f (plural tuniques)

  1. tunic (garment)
    • 2015 October 2, “Les tribus de la mode”, in Le Monde‎:
      Il y a beaucoup idées dans sa collection : mini-robe bustier à micro-œillets, tunique façon combinaison de moto, combishort en éponge, jupe en maille métallique… le créateur va devoir choisir quelques codes forts et précis pour fédérer durablement.
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  2. (anatomy) membrane

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Romanian: tunică
  • → Turkish: tunik

Further reading

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French tunique, borrowed from Latin tunica.

Noun

tunique f (plural tuniques)

  1. (anatomy) membrane
  2. tunic (garment)

Descendants

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tunica.

Noun

tunique oblique singular, f (oblique plural tuniques, nominative singular tunique, nominative plural tuniques)

  1. tunic (garment)

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