french

5 definitions • 6 examples

the language that people speak in France, parts of Belgium and Canada, and other countries

the people of France

belonging to or relating to France, its people, or its language:

French food/culture/music

We used to spend our holidays in a small French town.

to prepare a chop or rib (= a piece of meat cooked and served on the bone) by removing any meat from the end of the bone:

Prepare a 4-bone rack of lamb by Frenching the bones.

If the rib bones have been frenched, wrap them with aluminum foil so they don't blacken.

to French kiss (= kiss with the lips apart and the tongues touching):

Everywhere there were young couples Frenching.

I realized that the woman who was frenching me was his wife.