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fraîche

Fraîche is the feminine singular form of the French adjective frais, meaning fresh or newly produced. It describes feminine nouns to convey that something is not stale, recently made, or cool. The masculine counterpart is frais, and the form agrees with the noun in gender and number: une eau fraîche, des aliments frais; une soupe fraîche; un vent frais; des légumes frais. The feminine plural is fraîches, as in des fraises fraîches.

In culinary and consumer contexts, frais is commonly used for perishable goods that should be consumed soon

The adverbial form is fraîchement, meaning freshly, and the noun fraicheur denotes the quality of being fresh.

Etymology: fraîche comes from the masculine frais, with a diacritical mark, reflecting historical phonological changes in

See also: frais, fraîcheur, fraîchement.

after
purchase,
as
opposed
to
conservé
or
surgelé.
It
is
also
used
in
everyday
language
to
describe
weather,
air,
or
atmosphere
that
feels
cool
and
pleasant,
or
a
vivid,
lively
impression.
French
orthography.