chèvrefeuille
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French chievrefeuil, from Late Latin caprifolium, from Latin caper + folium. Superficially it looks like a compound chèvre + feuille, but the gender is different.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɛ.vʁə.fœj/, /ʃe.vʁə.fœj/
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Further reading
- “chèvrefeuille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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