angélique
See also: angelique, Angelique, and Angélique
English
Alternative forms
- angelique
Etymology
Borrowed from French angélique.
Noun
angélique (plural angéliques)
- A plucked bowl lute with two necks and most often sixteen strings, played in the manner of a harp, and popular in Baroque Europe.
Synonyms
- angel lute
- angelica
See also
- Appendix:Glossary of chordophones
References
- Atlas of Plucked String Instruments
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin angelicus, from angelus (“angel”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ʒe.lik/
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Adjective
angélique (plural angéliques)
- (relational) angel; angelic
- angelic (very well-behaved)
Related terms
- ange
Noun
angélique f (plural angéliques)
- (botany) angelica (Angelica)
Derived terms
- angélique des bois
- angélique des Pyrénées
- angélique officinale
- angélique sylvestre
- angélique vraie
Further reading
- “angélique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.