🇫🇷 French

basilics

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masculine

les basilics

basils

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basilics
/le bazilik/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say basilics in French?

IPA
/le bazilik/

How do you pronounce basilics in French?

basilics is pronounced /le bazilik/ in French.

Example sentences

Le basilic frais que j'ai acheté hier est déjà devenu brun.

The fresh basil that I bought yesterday has already turned brown.

Ce basilic italien est le meilleur pour faire du pesto authentique.

This Italian basil is the best for making authentic pesto.

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Why is it masculine?

Basilics is masculine in French because it is a noun derived from Latin "basilicum" (neuter), which referred to the basil plant. However, when adopted into French, it became masculine through the normal process of French gender assignment for -ic ending nouns and words of Latin origin. The word traces back through Latin to Greek "basileus" (king), as basil was considered a "royal" or noble herb in ancient times.

What is the French word for basils?

The French word for basils is les basilics — masculine.

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