orxella

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Etymology

From Italian oricello, from Latin ōricilla, diminutive of ōricula (variant of auricula), both diminutives of auris (“ear”)) + illa (a double diminutive suffix) or from auris (“ear”) + cula + illa, influenced by dialectal Arabic 'urjālla.

Noun

orxella f (uncountable)

  1. Archil (a violet dye).
  2. Archil (the lichen used to make the dye).

Descendants

  • Old French: orchel
  • English: orchil
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