french
verbcommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//fɹɛnt͡ʃ//
- United Kingdom/[fɹ̠ɛn̠t͡ʃ]/
To prepare food by cutting it into strips.
verb
- 1
To prepare food by cutting it into strips.
- 2
To kiss (another person) while inserting one’s tongue into the other person's mouth.
Tom frenched her full in the mouth.
- 3
To kiss in this manner.
We frenched by the wall.
- 4
To French trim; to stylishly expose bone by removing the fat and meat covering it (as done to a rack of lamb or bone-in rib-eye steak).
Etymology
From Middle English French, Frensch, Frensh, from Old English Frencisc (“of the Franks, Frankish, French”), from Franca (“a Frank”). Compare Old High German Franko (“a Frank”), akin to Old English franca (“javelin, spear”), from the use of such weapons by the Franks.
Forms
- past tense
- frenched
- past participle
- frenched
- present participle
- frenching
- third person singular
- frenches
freezing · Suffering or causing frost.freight · The transportation of goods (originally by water; now also…freighter · One who loads a ship.
french · To prepare food by cutting it into strips.
French · The language of France, shared by the neighboring countries…Frenchman · A man of French birth or nationality.frenzy · A state of wild activity or panic.