french

Meaning

Verb

• To prepare food by cutting it into strips.
• To kiss (another person) while inserting one’s tongue into the other person's mouth.
• To kiss in this manner.
• To French trim; to stylishly expose bone by removing the fat and meat covering it (as done to a rack of lamb or bone-in rib-eye steak).

Related

Similar words

• French kiss, French

Origin

• From Middle English French, Frensch, Frensh, from Old English frencisc ("of the Franks, Frankish, French"), from Franca. Compare Old High German Franko ("a Frank"), akin to Old English franca ("javelin, spear"), from the use of such weapons by the Franks.