mélèze

French

Etymology

From Franco-Provençal (Dauphinois) melese (“larch tree”), from Old Occitan *melice, melse, melze, formed from a cross between Gaulish *mel- (“larch”) and Latin larix (“larch”). The Gaulish word is from Proto-Celtic *meli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.lɛz/

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Noun

mélèze m (plural mélèzes)

1. larch, larch tree (Larix)

   Le mélèze est un conifère des montagnes qui perd ses aiguilles en hiver.

   The larch is a coniferous tree found in the mountains which loses its needles in winter.

Derived terms

• mélèze commun
• mélèze d’Europe

 

Further reading

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

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French mélèze.

Noun

mélèze m (plural mélèzes)

1. (Jersey) larch (Larix)