Noun (1)
they choose to live modestly and don't seem to give a fig for the trappings of success
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As for the menu, favorites will still be available at the new restaurant, while new offerings include an egg roll trio (cheeseburger, Cuban sandwich and pepperoni pizza); mushroom and goat cheese croquettes with fig jam; Swedish meatballs and matzo ball soup, which will be available daily.—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024 Pomegranates, figs, tropical guava and pineapple guava don’t need fertilizer but are best watered every two or three weeks, depending on the heat.—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024 Customers can choose four of 11 spread toppings, such as brie, apple and fig; Mexican street corn; smoked salmon and pesto; or mushroom and mascarpone.
Snacks range from $9-$16 and the bruschetta board costs $18.—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2024 The sequence of symbols — a lion, eagle, bull, fig tree and plough — was found etched into Assyrian temple ruins in the ancient city of Dūr-Šarrukīn, located in present day Khorsabad, Iraq.—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for fig
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English fige, from Anglo-French, from Old Occitan figa, from Vulgar Latin *fica, from Latin ficus fig tree, fig
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