foie
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
foiefrom the late Latin ficatum (fattened goose liver fed on figs) then, by extension of meaning "liver", derived from ficus ("fig"). Calque of the ancient Greek συκωτόν sukôtón ("fattened on figs"), derived from σῦκον sûkon ("fig"). This word has supplanted the classical term jecur ("liver") in late Latin, as evidenced by all the Romance languages.
Definitions
- anat
- cuisine
Plural
foies
Translations
german:Leber
english:liver
arabic:كبد
chinese:肝脏
korean:간
danish:lever
spanish:hígado
finnish:maksa
greek:ήπαρ
hebrew:כבד
italian:fegato
japanese:肝
dutch:lever
polish:wątroba
portuguese:fígado
russian:печень
swedish:lever
turkish:karaciğer
ukrainian:печінка