chervis

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French chervis, eschervis, from late Old French, from Andalusian Arabic / Arabic كَرَاوِيَا (karāwiyā, “caraway”). Doublet of carvi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛʁ.vi/

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Noun

chervis m (uncountable)

1. skirret

Further reading

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