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/

• Audio:

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Noun

chèvrefeuille m (plural chèvrefeuilles)

1. (botany) honeysuckle

Related terms

• chèvre
• feuille

Further reading

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