jacinthe

See also: Jacinthe

English

Noun

jacinthe (countable and uncountable, plural jacinthes)

1. Obsolete form of jacinth.
   • Quoted in 1886, Middlesex County Records (page 216)

     […] a jacinthe worth thirteen pounds, a gold ring with a rubie set therein worth forty shillings […]

French

Etymology

Doublet of hyacinthe, from Latin hyacinthus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒa.sɛ̃t/

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Noun

jacinthe f (plural jacinthes)

1. hyacinth

Related terms

• jacinthe des bois
• jacinthe du Cap
• jacinthe d’eau

 

Further reading

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