Inherited fromOld Frenchespi, fromLatinspīcum, one of the variants ofspīca.Doublet ofaspic.

• IPA^(key):/e.pi/

• Audio;“un épi”:

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épi m (pluralépis)

1. ear (of corn)
2. cowlick
3. spica (bandage)
4. (architecture)groyne,groin (US)
5. (roofing)finial
6. opus spicatum
7. angle parking
8. shelf or storage unit with storage areas on both sides, placed in the middle of a room, notably found inlibraries
9. (Louisiana,Cajun, in theplural)vegetables

   Synonym:légume

• “épi”, inTrésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language],2012.

• I.-P.-E.,IPE,ipé,Pie,pie