genièvre

See also: Genievre

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French geneivre, from Vulgar Latin ziniperus, from Latin iūniperus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒə.njɛvʁ/

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Noun

genièvre m (plural genièvres)

1. juniper (Juniperus communis)
2. juniper berry

   Synonym: baie de genièvre

3. jenever

Derived terms

• genévrier

Further reading

• “genièvre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.