guimauve
French edit
Etymology edit
From Latin hibiscum (“marsh mallow”) + malva (“mallow”), by confusion of hibiscus with viscum (“mistletoe”). Compare Spanish malvavisco.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
guimauve f (plural guimauves)
- marshmallow (plant)
- marshmallow (food)
- What is bland, sweetish, expressionless, vapid.
- C'est de la guimauve
Further reading edit
- “guimauve”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.