biffe

See also: biffé

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bif/

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• Homophones: biffent, biffes, bif, biff

Etymology 1

Of uncertain origin: possibly from Late Latin *bifĭlis, *bifīlis (“double wire”), from Latin bĭfīlum, composed of bis (“twice”) + filum (“fiber”). This works semantically, but has phonetic difficulties. Alternatively, of imitative origin *biff (as in puffing out the cheeks), regarding the sense "to mock, deceive," though this sense is attested much later than the one for fabric.

Noun

biffe f (plural biffes)A sheet with horizontal stripes.

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Derived terms

• biffeton

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

biffe

1. inflection of biffer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbif.fe/
• Rhymes: -iffe
• Hyphenation: bìf‧fe

Noun

biffe f

1. plural of biffa

Anagrams

• beffi