See also: Lilas, lîlas, lilás, lilàs, and lila's

French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Frequently until the nineteenth century lilac, borrowed in the seventeenth from Arabic لِيلَك (līlak).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /li.la/ ~ /li.lɑ/
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Noun

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lilas m (plural lilas)

  1. lilac (plant and colour)

Descendants

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See also

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Colors in French · couleurs (layout · text)
     blanc      gris      noir
             rouge; cramoisi, carmin              orange; brun, marron              jaune; crème
             lime              vert              menthe
             cyan, turquoise; bleu canard              azur, bleu ciel              bleu
             violet, lilas; indigo              magenta; pourpre              rose

Further reading

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Spanish

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Adjective

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lilas m pl or f pl

  1. plural of lila

Noun

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lilas f pl

  1. plural of lila

Volapük

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Noun

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lilas

  1. genitive plural of lil

Yami

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Noun

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lilas

  1. (anatomy) pancreas