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guigne

/ɡiɲ/

noun, feminine/ɡiɲ/plural: guignes

heart cherry (Prunus avium subsp. juliana), wild cherry (Prunus avium)

Related: guignolet, se soucier comme d'une guigne de, se moquer comme d'une guigne de

Inherited from Old French guine, guisne, of Germanic origin, from Old High German wihsila or Frankish *wihsila, both from Proto-Germanic *wīhsilō (“sour cherry”).

noun, feminine/ɡiɲ/plural: guignes

bad luck, rotten luck

avoir la guigne

From guignon.