charnu

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French charnu, from Vulgar Latin *carnūtus, derived from Latin carnem (“meat”). The Old French term is surface-analyzable as charn (“meat”) + -u (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaʁ.ny/

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Adjective

charnu (feminine charnue, masculine plural charnus, feminine plural charnues)

1. fleshy; plump

Related terms

• charnel
• chair

References

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