joue
See also: joué
Dutch
Verb
joue
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of jouen
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old French joe, from Vulgar Latin *ga(v)ota.
Noun
joue f (plural joues)
- cheek
- un bisou sur la joue ― a kiss on the cheek
Derived terms
Descendants
- →? Piedmontese: giova
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
joue
- inflection of jouer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “joue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French joe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒuə/
Noun
joue f (plural joues)
- cheek
- side of the head of an animal
- inside of the cheek
Descendants
References
- joue1 on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
Old French
Noun
joue
- alternative form of joe (“cheek; jaw”)