English–French

“fig” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/fig/

Example

J'achète des figues au marché.

I buy figs at the market.

Illustration for figue (fig)

How to say “fig” in French

“Fig” in French is figue.

A ripe, tender fruit packed with small seeds and eaten fresh or dried.

Full entry for figue: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with figue

Elle a cueilli une figue mûre dans le jardin.

She picked a ripe fig in the garden.

Tips for using figue

  • The final s of figues is silent, and the ending -gue keeps a hard g sound in both figue and figues.

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