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faggot

/ˈfæɡət/

Translations

faggotnoun

faggots

/ˈfæɡət/

fagot

The villagers gathered faggots to keep the fire burning through the night.

Les villageois ont ramassé des fagots pour garder le feu allumé toute la nuit.

pédéFamilier et très offensant.

The use of the word 'faggot' as an insult is considered offensive and harmful.

L'emploi du mot « pédé » comme insulte est considéré comme offensant et blessant.

Additional translations

bouletteSurtout au sens britannique de boulette de viande.

Synonyms

faggotverb

faggoted

Past Simple

faggoted

Past Participle

faggoting

Gerund

/ˈfæɡət/

Historically used to mean ‘to bind sticks or twigs into bundles’; still found in specialised or archaic contexts.

fagoter

After cutting the small branches, they faggoted them for easy transport.

Après avoir coupé les petites branches, ils les ont fagotées pour les transporter facilement.

Synonyms

gather together

bundle together

fasten

Definitions

faggotnoun

A bundle of sticks or twigs bound together as fuel.

The villagers gathered faggots to keep the fire burning through the night.

A derogatory term for a homosexual man.

The use of the word 'faggot' as an insult is considered offensive and harmful.

Chiefly British: a meatball made from minced pork offal, mixed with breadcrumbs and seasonings, and traditionally served with gravy.

For supper we had homemade faggots with mashed potatoes and peas.

faggotverb

To bind (sticks, twigs, or similar material) together in a bundle.

After cutting the small branches, they faggoted them for easy transport.