seigle
See also: Seigle
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French seigle, from Old French soigle, segle, seygle, from Latin sēcale. Possibly through the intermediate of Old Occitan segle (at least concerning this form; cf. regional variants seille, soile, Walloon swele, Old French soile, which were inherited).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛɡl/
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Noun
seigle m (plural seigles)
- rye (grass or its grains as food)
Further reading
- “seigle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.