groseille

French

Etymology

From Middle Dutch kroesels (“(curled) berries”), from kruisbes, kroes (“crispy, curly”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-, related to German kraus (“curly”). Compare Walloon gurzale.

une groseille

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁo.zɛj/

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Noun

groseille f (plural groseilles)

1. redcurrant

Derived terms

• groseille à maquereau (“gooseberry”)
• groseille blanche
• groseille de Chine
• groseille de Coromandel (“star fruit”)
• groseille rouge
• groseillier

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• égosiller