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Added 9 October 2026

fig

/fɪɡ/ noun

In Latin: ficus Wiktionary

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The fruit of the fig tree, pear-shaped and containing many small seeds. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
A fruit-bearing tree or shrub of the genus Ficus that is native mainly to the tropics.
The value of a fig, practically nothing; a fico; a whit.

verb

To insult with a fico, a contemptuous gesture.
To put into the head of, as something useless or contemptible.
To develop, or cause (a soap) to develop, white streaks or granulations.

verb

To move suddenly or quickly; rove about.

noun

Abbreviation of figure (“diagram or illustration”).
A person's figure; dress or appearance.

Origin

From Middle English fige, fygge (also fyke, from Old English fīc, see fike), borrowed from Anglo-Norman figue, borrowed from Old French figue, from Old Occitan figa, from Vulgar Latin *fīca (“fig”), from Latin fīcus (“fig tree”), from a pre-Indo European language, perhaps Phoenician 𐤐𐤂 (pg, literally “ripe fig”) (compare Biblical Hebrew פַּגָּה (paggâ, “early fallen fig”), Classical Syriac ܦܓܐ (paggāʾ), dialectal Arabic فَجّ (fajj), فِجّ (fijj)).

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