épinard
French
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Medieval Latin spīnarchia, ultimately from Arabic إِسْفَانَاخ (ʾisfānāḵ), from Persian اسپناخ (ispanākh).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.pi.naʁ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aʁ
Noun
épinard m (plural épinards)
- spinach plant (Spinacia oleracea)
- (usually in the plural) spinach (foodstuff)
Derived terms
- mettre du beurre dans les épinards
Further reading
- “épinard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- peindra, pendrai