groseille

French

Etymology

From Old French grosele (13th c.), from a Proto-West Germanic *krōsilā,[1] possibly related with *krūs (curly, frizzy). Cognate with Walloon gurzale. For Germanic cognates see Luxembourgish Kréischel. Compare also Dutch kruisbes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʁo.zɛj/
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Noun

groseille f (plural groseilles)

  1. redcurrant
  2. gooseberry

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References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kruisbes”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

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