nigelle

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin nigella. Doublet of nielle, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

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Noun

nigelle f (plural nigelles)

  1. nigella
  2. synonym of nigelle cultivée (“black caraway”)[1] (Nigella sativa)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “nigelle” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.

Further reading

Latin

Adjective

nigelle

  1. vocative masculine singular of nigellus
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