How to Say "Mistletoe" in French

gui

/ɡi/

In French, mistletoe is gui.

gui refers to a sprig of one such plant used as a Christmas decoration.

Meaning: sprig of one such plant used as a Christmas decoration (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

The noun gui is masculine and is used with the definite article le to mean 'the mistletoe' (le gui).

/ɡi/

To describe the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe, use the phrase sous le gui.

In ancient Gaul, the druids viewed gui as a sacred plant with healing properties, far beyond its modern role as a Christmas decoration.
In French folklore, gui was once believed to protect the home from lightning strikes and evil spirits.
The word gui is a linguistic curiosity because it likely has two completely different origins: one from the Latin word for mistletoe, and another from a Dutch word. This means the French word for this plant is essentially a double-layered accident of history.

Je l'ai embrassé sous le gui.
I kissed him under the mistletoe.
This sentence shows how to say someone was kissed under the gui.
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Il y avait du gui et du houx partout.
There was mistletoe and holly everywhere.
This sentence uses gui alongside holly in a list of decorations.
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Tom a embrassé Marie sous le gui la veille de Noël.
Tom kissed Mary under the mistletoe on Christmas Eve.
This sentence illustrates the tradition of kissing under the gui on Christmas Eve.
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A couple is decorating their living room for the holidays.

Lucas

Où est le gui pour la décoration ?
Where is the mistletoe for the decoration?
Léa

Il est sur la table de la cuisine.
It is on the kitchen table.
Lucas

Léa, peux-tu le suspendre au plafond ?
Léa, can you hang it from the ceiling?
Léa

Oui, je m'en occupe tout de suite.
Yes, I will take care of it right away.

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