fig

¹fig

noun \ˈfig\

Definition of FIG

1

a : an oblong or pear-shaped syconium fruit of a tree (genus Ficus) of the mulberry family b : a tree bearing figs; especially : a widely cultivated tree (F. carica) that produces edible figs

2

: a worthless trifle : the least bit <doesn't care a fig>

Illustration of FIG

Origin of FIG

Middle English fige, from Anglo-French, from Old Occitan figa, from Vulgar Latin *fica, from Latin ficus fig tree, fig

First Known Use: 13th century

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

Rhymes with FIG

big, brig, cig, dig, gig, grig, jig, pig, prig, rig, sprig, swig, trig, twig, vig, Whig, wig, zig