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

Inherited from Old French joe, from Vulgar Latin *gauta.

joue f (plural joues)

1. cheek

   un bisou sur la joue

   a kiss on the cheek

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.

• goue, jovwe, jowwe, jaue, jeaue, geoue

Borrowed from Old French jo(w)e. First documented in the late 14th century.

/au̯/ may be either dialectal or due to blending with the synonym chaule. Cf. powe~paue.

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈd͡ʒau̯(ə)/

joue (plural joues)

1. jaw, jawbone
2. lower part of the sides of the face

• English: jaw

• “jou(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.