aubépine

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French aube espine, from Late Latin alba spīna, from Latin alba (“white”) + spīna (“thorn”). Cf. Italian albaspina, Catalan albespí.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /o.be.pin/
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Noun

aubépine f (plural aubépines)

  1. hawthorn (type of shrub)

Further reading

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