faux ami

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faux ami

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Unadapted borrowing from French faux-ami, from faux (“false”) + ami (“friend”).

noun faux amis

A false friend; one of a pair of words in different languages or dialects that look similar and may be related but that differ significantly in meaning.

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"faux ami." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/faux%20ami. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"faux ami." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/faux%20ami.

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@misc{faux_ami_2026,
  title = {faux ami},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/faux%20ami},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}