guigne

See also: guigné

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡiɲ/

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• Rhymes: -iɲ

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French guine, guisne, of Germanic origin, from Old High German wihsila or Frankish *wihsila, both from Proto-Germanic *wīhsilō (“sour cherry”).

Noun

guigne f (plural guignes)

1. heart cherry (Prunus avium subsp. juliana), wild cherry (Prunus avium)

   Coordinate terms: bigarreau, griotte, merise, morelle

Derived terms

• guignolet
• se soucier comme d’une guigne de
• se moquer comme d’une guigne de

Etymology 2

From guignon.

Noun

guigne f (plural guignes)

1. (colloquial) bad luck, rotten luck

   avoir la guigne ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   porter la guigne ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

guigne

1. inflection of guigner:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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