joue

joue

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of jouen

• IPA^(key): /ʒu/

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• Rhymes: -u
• Homophones: jouent, joues, joug, jougs

From Old French joe, from Vulgar Latin *ga(v)ota.

joue f (plural joues)

1. cheek

   un bisou sur la joue ― a kiss on the cheek

• →? Piedmontese: giova

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

joue

1. inflection of jouer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “joue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

From Old French joe.

• IPA^(key): /ʒuə/

joue f (plural joues)

1. cheek
2. side of the head of an animal
3. inside of the cheek

• French: joue
  • →? Piedmontese: giova

• joue1 on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

joue

1. alternative form of joe (“cheek; jaw”)