nigelle

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin nigella. Doublet of nielle, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

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Noun

nigelle f (plural nigelles)

  1. nigella
  2. synonym of nigelle cultivée (“black caraway”)[1] (Nigella sativa)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “nigelle”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette

Further reading

Latin

Adjective

nigelle

  1. vocative masculine singular of nigellus
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