épi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "epi"

French

un épi (sense 1)

une baguette en épi (sense 10)

Etymology

Inherited from Old French espi, from Latin spīcum, one of the variants of spīca. Doublet of aspic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.pi/

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• (Louisiana) IPA^(key): [e.pi]
• Homophone: épis

Noun

épi m (plural épis)

2. ear, spike (of grain)
3. (Louisiana) corncob, cob of corn

   Synonym: coton maïs (Louisiana)

4. cowlick (unruly lock or section of hair)
5. spica (bandage)
6. (architecture) groyne, groin (US) (projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults)
7. (roofing) finial
8. (masonry) opus spicatum (herringbone masonry)
9. angle parking
10. shelf or storage unit with storage areas on both sides, placed in the middle of a room, notably found in libraries
12. (baking) ellipsis of baguette en épi, a baguette shaped like a wheat stalk

Derived terms

• épi de maïs
• épilobe en épi

Related terms

• épine

Further reading

• “épi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
• Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2010; →ISBN; →ISBN), p. 256

Anagrams

• I.-P.-E., IPE, ipé, Pie, pie