liége

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

liège

from the Latin levis (light). To describe this material, French preferred to refer to its quality, the 'lightness', while most other European languages refer to its origin, the 'bark'.

Definition

Synonyms

suberphellème

Plural

lièges

Hyperonyms

écorcepériderme

Translations

  • germangerman:Stöpsel
  • englishenglish:cork
  • danishdanish:prop
  • spanishspanish:corcho
  • finnishfinnish:korkki
  • greekgreek:φελλός
  • italianitalian:sughero
  • dutchdutch:kurk
  • portugueseportuguese:cortiça
  • swedishswedish:kork

See also

liège (v.) lièges (v.) Liège (pn.) liégeur (cn.) liéger (v.)