liège

See also: liege, Liege, and Liège

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *levius, from Latin levis (“light (in weight)”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ljɛʒ/
audio (file)

Noun

liège m (plural lièges)

cork (substance)

Related terms

léger

Further reading

“liège”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Etymology

From Old French, from Vulgar Latin *levius, from Latin levis (“light (in weight)”).

Noun

liège m (plural lièges)

(Jersey) cork
(Jersey, fishing) float

Synonyms

(float): fliotte

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