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faux ami

faux ami noun: a false friend; one of a pair of words in different languages or dialects that look similar and may be related but that differ significantly in meaning.

Noun

faux ami (plural faux amis)

  1. A false friend; one of a pair of words in different languages or dialects that look similar and may be related but that differ significantly in meaning.

Forms of faux ami

pluralfaux amis

Origin of faux ami

Unadapted borrowing from French faux-ami, from faux (“false”) + ami (“friend”).

Questions about faux ami

What does faux ami mean?
Faux ami means a false friend; one of a pair of words in different languages or dialects that look similar and may be related but that differ significantly in meaning.
What part of speech is faux ami?
Faux ami is a noun.
What is the plural of faux ami?
The plural of faux ami is faux amis.

Words near faux ami in the dictionary

  1. fauvism
  2. fauvist
  3. fauvistic
  4. fauvists
  5. faux
  6. faux ami
  7. faux amis
  8. faux bois
  9. faux Cyrillic
  10. faux frais
  11. faux gras

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