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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFig
/fɪɡ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A soft, sweet fruit with a pear-like shape, containing many small seeds and growing on a tree related to the mulberry.
"She ate a fresh fig plucked straight from the garden tree."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English 'fige', originating via Old Provençal or Old French 'figue' from the Vulgar Latin 'ficatum', itself based on the Latin 'ficus' (fig tree). The term ultimately traces back to ancient Mediterranean agricultural traditions where the fruit was a primary staple crop.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fig" is said worldwide
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figue
Transliteration: figue
"Elle a mangé une figue fraîche."
Feige
Transliteration: Feige
"Er isst gerne süße Feigen."
fico
Transliteration: fico
"Il fico è un frutto delizioso."
higo
Transliteration: higo
"El higo madura al final del verano."
figo
Transliteration: figo
"Comprei alguns figos doces no mercado."
अंजीर
Transliteration: anjeer
"अंजीर स्वास्थ्य के लिए बहुत फायदेमंद होता है।"
无花果
Transliteration: wú huā guǒ
"新鲜的无花果非常甜。"
무화과
Transliteration: muhwagwa
"그는 디저트로 무화과를 먹었다."
イチジク
Transliteration: ichijiku
"庭のイチジクが実った。"
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