grouaîsile

Norman

Etymology

From Old French grosele (compare French groseille (“redcurrant”)), from Frankish *krusil.

Noun

grouaîsile f (plural grouaîsiles)

1. (Jersey) gooseberry
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[1], page 535:

     A' la Paintecoûte, les grouaïsiaux se goûtent.

     Green gooseberries are in perfection at Whitsuntide.