girofle
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
From Latin caryophyllum.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
girofle m (plural girofles)
- (archaic) clove
- Synonyms: clavell, clavell d'espècia
Further reading edit
- “girofle” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “girofle” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “girofle”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
French edit
Etymology edit
From Latin caryophyllum, also attested in Late Latin as gariofilum.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
girofle m (plural girofles)
- clove, gillyflower (the plant)
- Synonym: giroflier
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- English: gillyflower
- → Portuguese: girofle
Further reading edit
- “girofle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: gi‧ro‧fle
Noun edit
girofle m (plural girofles)
- clove
- Synonyms: cravo, cravo-da-índia, cravinho
Further reading edit
- “girofle” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “girofle” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.