fig

English

/fɪɡ/

noun
Definitions
  • A fruit-bearing tree or shrub of the genus Ficus that is native mainly to the tropics.
  • The fruit of the fig tree, pear-shaped and containing many small seeds.
  • A small piece of tobacco.
  • The value of a fig, practically nothing; a fico; a whit.
  • (Newfoundland) a raisin (dried grape)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English fige derived from figue derived from Old French figue derived from Old Occitan figa derived from Latin *fīca, fīcus (fig tree, fig, fruit, fig fruit).

Origin

Latin

fīcus

Gloss

fig tree, fig, fruit, fig fruit

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

果, 実

Emoji

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