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fene

Pronunciation: [ˈfɛnɛ]

“fene” is a Hungarian word. Its 5 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. enraged
  2. damned, damn, darn

noun

  1. damn, hell
  2. ulcer, canker, gangrene, sore

adverb

  1. damn(ed), bloody, helluva

Etymology

From the Hungarian verb fen (“to hone, sharpen”) + -e (obsolete present-participle suffix). For the suffix, compare fürge, lenge. Originally, it was used as an adjective for infuriated, ready-to-attack wild animals (e.g. fene farkas (“enraged wolf”)), later it became a noun with the same sense which is now obsolete.

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