cornouille

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French cornolle, derived from Latin cornus with the suffix -ulla. Later influenced phonetically by the derived term cornouiller (“dogwood, cornel shrub”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔʁ.nuj/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

cornouille f (plural cornouilles)

1. the cornel (fruit), cornelian cherry

Derived terms

• cornouiller

Further reading

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