faramineux

== French == === Etymology === From Old French faramineux (“verminous”), referring to a "bête faramine", a wondrous beast of Breton legend, from faramine (“vermine,harmful animal”), from Vulgar Latin feramen, ultimately from Latin fera (“beast, wild animal”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fa.ʁa.mi.nø/ === Adjective === faramineux (feminine faramineuse, masculine plural faramineux, feminine plural faramineuses) (colloquial or ironic) colossal, staggering, incredible Synonyms: mirobolant, exorbitant, stupéfiant Une quantité faramineuse. ― A colossal amount. === Further reading === “faramineux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012