gibier

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French gibiez, with change of suffix, and that from Frankish *gabaiti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒi.bje/

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Noun

gibier m (plural gibiers)

1. game (wild animal hunted for food)

Derived terms

• gibier de potence

Further reading

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