girofle
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin caryophyllum.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ʒiˈɾɔ.flə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈɾɔ.fle/
Noun
girofle m (plural girofles)
- (archaic) clove
- Synonyms: clavell, clavell d'espècia
Further reading
- “girofle” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “girofle” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “girofle”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
French
Etymology
From Latin caryophyllum, also attested in Late Latin as gariofilum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒi.ʁɔfl/
(file)
Noun
girofle m (plural girofles)
- clove, gillyflower (the plant)
- Synonym: giroflier
Derived terms
- clou de girofle
Descendants
- English: gillyflower
- → Portuguese: girofle
Further reading
- “girofle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
Etymology
From French girofle.
Noun
girofle m (plural girofles)
- clove
- Synonyms: cravo, cravo-da-índia, cravinho
Further reading
- “girofle” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
- “girofle” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.