fauve
common nounadjective
Syllable Decomposition
fauveFrom Old Low Franconian falw- "of a yellowish-reddish color" (cf. Dutch vaal). The word was introduced by Germanic soldiers into Latin under the form falvus in the 9th century. It appears under the term Old French falve in (1080). The current form of the word appears less than a century later.
Definitions
- artspeinture
Synonyms
Plural
fauves
Translations
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