nigelle

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin nigella. Doublet of nielle, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

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Noun

nigelle f (plural nigelles)

1. nigella
2. Synonym of nigelle cultivée (“black caraway”) (Nigella sativa)

Derived terms

• nigelle cultivée
• nigelle de Crète
• nigelle de Damas
• nigelle des champs
• nigelle orientale
• nigelline

 

Further reading

• “nigelle” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
• “nigelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Adjective

nigelle

1. vocative masculine singular of nigellus