liège

Inherited from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *levius, from Latin levis (“light (in weight)”).

• IPA^(key): /ljɛʒ/

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liège m (plural lièges)

1. cork (substance)

• léger

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

From Old French, from Vulgar Latin *levius, from Latin levis (“light (in weight)”).

liège m (plural lièges) (Jersey)

1. cork
2. (fishing) float

   Synonym: fliotte