History of French [g], cf. It, Sp. "guerra" 'war'. In these examples, we notice a clear consequence of bilingualism, which frequently alters the initial syllable of the Latin. There is also the converse example, where the Latin word influences the Germanic one: "framboise" 'raspberry' from OLF "*brambasi" (cf. OHG "brāmberi" > "Brombeere" 'mulberry'; E "brambleberry"; "*basi" 'berry' cf. Got. "-basi", Dutch "bes" 'berry') conflated with LL "fraga" or OF "fraie" ‘strawberry’, which explains the shift to [f] from [b], and in turn the final "-se" of "framboise" turned "fraie" into "fraise" (≠ Occitan "fragosta" 'raspberry', Italian "fragola" 'strawberry'. Portuguese "framboesa" 'raspberry' and Spanish
Fruit (slang) with only gay male friends while in Filipino culture "fruit fly" is based on a metaphor of a woman buzzing around gay men. Fruit (slang) Fruit and fruitcake, as well as many variations, are slang or even sexual slang terms which have various origins but modern usage tend to primarily refer to gay men and sometimes other LGBT people. Usually used as pejoratives, the terms have also been re-appropriated as insider terms of endearment within LGBT communities. Many modern pop culture references within the gay nightlife like "Fruit Machine" and "Fruit Packers" have been appropriated for reclaiming usage, similar to