faux ami

noun

faux ami

noun

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

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Human sciences, Lexicography, Linguistics, Sciences, Translation studies 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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