pervenche
See also: pèrvenche
French
editEtymology
editFrom Late Latin pervinca, in vinca pervinca (“periwinkle”), apparently originally a magical formula. Traffic wardens are so called from the colour of their uniforms.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpervenche f (plural pervenches)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “pervenche” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- “pervenche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.