gué

Etymology

From Middle French gué, from Old French gué (“ford”), from Old Frankish *wad (“ford, crossing”), from Proto-Germanic *wadą (“ford, crossing”), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂dʰ- (“to go, pass, cross, wade”). Also corresponds to Latin vadum. Compare Italian guado. Cognate with Middle Dutch wat (“ford”), Old High German wat (“ford”), Old English wæd (“ford, water, sea, ocean”). More at wade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡe/

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Noun

gué m (plural gués)

1. ford (crossing)

Further reading

• “gué” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Noun

gué m (oblique plural guez, nominative singular guez, nominative plural gué)

1. lookout (one who keeps watch)
2. lookout (place; building; structure)