garrigue

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French garrigue, from Occitan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈriːɡ/

Noun

garrigue (countable and uncountable, plural garrigues)

  1. A type of low scrubland found on limestone soils in southern France and other parts of the Mediterranean Basin.
    Synonym: (Greece) phrygana
    • 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 246:
      Far away, on the stony garrigues by the fading light of the harvest moon one could hear the musical calling of wolves.
    • 2009 August 29, Gord Stimmell, “Off ice, the Great One delivers Niagara terroir”, in Toronto Star‎[1]:
      Pure blackberry, cedar and earthy garrigue aromas.

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Further reading

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan garriga, perhaps from a pre-Roman *carra (“stone”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡa.ʁiɡ/
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Noun

garrigue f (plural garrigues)

  1. garrigue

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*carra”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 2: C Q K, page 411

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