airelle

French

Etymology

A dialectal word (Chamalières éi̭réla, ai̭relo,), diminutive of Provençal aire, from Latin ater (“black”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛ.ʁɛl/, /e.ʁɛl/
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Noun

airelle f (plural airelles)

cranberry; bilberry

Further reading

“airelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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