formage

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɔʁ.maʒ/

Etymology 1

From former +‎ -age.

Noun

formage m (plural formages)

forming (metalworking)

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle French formage.

Noun

formage m (plural formages)

Louisiana form of fromage (“cheese”)

Middle French

Alternative forms

fromage, froumaige

Etymology

From Old French formage, fourmage, fromage, from Medieval Latin fōrmāticum, from Latin fōrma (“mould”).

Noun

formage m (plural formages)

cheese

Descendants

French: fromage, formage (see there for further descendants)

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