groseille
French edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch kroesels (“(curled) berries”), from kruisbes, kroes (“crispy, curly”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-, related to German kraus (“curly”). Compare Walloon gurzale.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
groseille f (plural groseilles)
Derived terms edit
- groseille à maquereau (“gooseberry”)
- groseille blanche
- groseille de Chine
- groseille de Coromandel (“star fruit”)
- groseille rouge
- groseillier
Further reading edit
- “groseille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.