feg

• fig

From fig, with the change in spelling reflecting a Caribbean pronunciation.^[1]

feg (plural fegs)

1. (originally England, dialectal, now chiefly Caribbean) A piece, a clove (of segmented produce, especially oranges and garlic).
   • 1877 February 17, G.P.T., Notes and Queries, volume VII, number 164, London: John Francis, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 134, column 1:

     I have many relations and friends who are West Indians. They always speak of the section of an orange as a "fig," and of tearing an orange into its different pieces as "figging an orange." This does not apply to a division by knife.

   • 2023 December 23, “So you don't eat pork? Use chicken and make Garlic Chicken instead.”, in Guyanese Association of Barbados Inc‎^[1], archived from the original on 2024-09-21:

     Place about ten to fifteen fegs of garlic, half cup of dried fine thyme, (more if fresh thyme is used), 4 or more wiri wiri peppers, and a tablespoon of salt in a blender with about a cup of vinegar and blend for about a minute until well blended.

• “feg”, in Collins English Dictionary.

From Old Swedish fēgher, from Old Norse feigr, from Proto-Germanic *faigijaz. The present meaning ("cowardly") is through German influence (compare German feige).

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feg (comparative fegare, superlative fegast)

1. cowardly

• fegsnöre

• feghet
• fegis

• feg in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• feg in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

feg (nominative plural fegs)

1. fencing

• fegön