jaune

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See also: jaûne

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French jaune, iaune, from Old French jaune, jalne, from Latin galbinus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

jaune (plural jaunes)

  1. yellow
    Le citron est un fruit jaune.
    Lemon is a yellow fruit.

Derived terms

Noun

jaune m (plural jaunes)

  1. yellow
  2. yolk (of egg)
  3. strikebreaker
  4. (colloquial) pastis
  5. (sports) yellow card

See also

Colors in French · couleurs (layout · text)
     blanc      gris      noir
             rouge; cramoisi, carmin              orange; brun, marron              jaune; crème
             lime              vert              menthe
             cyan, turquoise; bleu canard              azur, bleu ciel              bleu
             violet, lilas; indigo              magenta; pourpre              rose

Further reading

Anagrams

Middle French

Noun

jaune m (plural jaunes)

  1. Alternative form of iaune

Adjective

jaune m or f (plural jaunes)

  1. Alternative form of iaune

Norman

Pronunciation

Adjective

jaune m or f

  1. Alternative form of jaûne

Occitan

Pronunciation

Adjective

jaune m (feminine singular jauna, masculine plural jaunes, feminine plural jaunas)

  1. yellow

Noun

jaune m (plural jaunes)

  1. yellow

Synonyms

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin galbinus.

Pronunciation

Noun

jaune oblique singularm (oblique plural jaunes, nominative singular jaunes, nominative plural jaune)

  1. yellow

Adjective

jaune m (oblique and nominative feminine singular jaune)

  1. yellow

Descendants

  • Middle French: jaune, iaune
  • Italian: giallo
  • Venetian: zalo
    Fiumano: jalo
  • Emilian: śal
  • Norman: jaone (Guernsey), jâone (Cotentin), jaûne (Jersey)
  • Walloon: djaene