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maigre

/ˈmeɪ.ɡə/ UK
/ˈmeɪ.ɡɚ/ US

Rhymes with -eɪɡə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French maigre. Doublet of meager.

adjective

not comparable Made without meat (and thus permitted to be eaten on a fast day).
not comparable Belonging to a fast day or fast.

noun maigres

A kind of fish; the meagre.

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@misc{maigre_2026,
  title = {maigre},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maigre},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}