jusquiame

French

Etymology

From Latin hyoscyamus, borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑοσκύαμος (huoskúamos), from ὗς (hûs, “pig”) +‎ κῠ́ᾰμος (kúamos, “bean”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʒys.kjam/
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Noun

jusquiame f (plural jusquiames)

henbane

Further reading

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

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