faux
/foʊ/
EN
Artificial or imitation; not genuine.
She bought a faux leather jacket that looked just like real cowhide.
Etymology
Borrowed into English from French in the mid-17th century. The French word originally meant "false" and derives from Latin falsus, the past participle of fallere meaning "to deceive".
Translations
简体中文
人造的,仿造的,假的
繁體中文
人造的,仿造的,假的
日本語
模造の,偽の,フェイク
한국어
인조의,모조의,가짜
Deutsch
künstlich,imitiert,falsch
Español
artificial,imitado,falso
Português
artificial,imitado,falso
Français
Tiếng Việt
giả,nhân tạo,bắt chước
Related Words
imitationartificialfakesimulatedcounterfeit