angélique

See also: angelique, Angelique, and Angélique

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from French angélique. Doublet of angelic and angelique (“plant of the genus Angelica”).

Noun

angélique (plural angéliques)

  1. A plucked bowl lute with two necks and most often sixteen strings, played in the manner of a harp, and popular in Baroque Europe.

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See also

  • Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin angelicus, from angelus (“angel”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ʒe.lik/
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Adjective

angélique (plural angéliques)

  1. (relational) angel; angelic
  2. angelic (very well-behaved)

Noun

angélique f (plural angéliques)

  1. (botany) angelica (Angelica)
  2. A plucked bowl lute

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