English Explanatory Dictionary

fichu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A woman's lightweight triangular scarf worn over the shoulders and tied in front, or tucked into a bodice to cover the exposed part of the neck and chest.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɪʃ(j)uː/ /ˈfiː-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fichu.wav /ˈfi-/

Word forms

fichu fichus

Etymology

Borrowed from French fichu (“(noun) triangular scarf; (adjective) got up, put together”) (in the sense of something thrown on without much thought), from ficher (“to drive something (such as a nail) by its point”), ultimately from Latin fīgō (“to fasten, fix; to pierce, transfix; to drive (a nail)”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to set up”).

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