fourie

This is the 6240th most frequent French word.


fourie

It seems "fourie" is not a standard French word. Could you clarify?


Here, 'fourie' is used as a noun referring to the insect, 'ant'.

La fourie dans le jardin construit un grand nid.

The ant in the garden built a large nest.


In this context, 'fourie' is inaccurately substituted for 'four,' which is the correct term for 'oven.'

Elle a utilisé une fourie pour cuire le gâteau.

She used an oven to bake the cake.


'Fourie' here may be a typo or misestimated attempt at employing a descriptive term resembling existing words.

Une douce fourie d'émotions a envahi la salle pendant le discours.

A gentle surge of emotions filled the room during the speech.