laurel

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English

Wikipedia

Laurus nobilis

Etymology

From Middle English lorrer, Anglo-Norman lorer, from Old French lorier, from lor, from Latin laurus (“laurel”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈlɒɹ.əl/, /ˈlɔːɹ.əl/
• (US) IPA: /ˈlɔɹ.əl/

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• Rhymes: -ɒrəl

Noun

laurel (plural laurels)

1. An evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus, having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils.
2. A crown of laurel.
3. (figuratively, chiefly in the plural) honor, distinction, fame.

   to win laurels; to crown with laurels.

4. An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because the king's head on it was crowned with laurel

Derived terms

laurel water laurel wreath American laurel California laurel cherry laurel great laurel ground laurel mountain laurel

New Zealand laurel Portugal laurel rose laurel sheep laurel spurge laurel West Indian laurel rest on one's laurels

Translations

evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus

• Armenian: դափնի (hy) (dap’ni)
• Bulgarian: лавър m
• Catalan: llorer (ca) m
• Czech: vavřín (cs) m
• Danish: laurbær (da) n and c
• Dutch: laurier (nl) m
• Esperanto: laŭro (eo)
• Finnish: laakeri (fi)
• French: laurier (fr) m
• German: Lorbeer (de) m
• Greek: δάφνη (el) (dáfni) f
• Hungarian: babér (hu)
• Italian: alloro (it) m

• Luxembourgish: Lorber (lb) m
• Norwegian: laurbær (no) n
• Polish: wawrzyn (pl) m, laur (pl) m
• Portuguese: louro m (Brazil)
• Romanian: laur (ro) m, dafin (ro) m
• Russian: лавр (ru) (lavr) m
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: ло̏во̄р (sh) m

  Roman: lȍvōr (sh) m

• Spanish: laurel (es) m
• Swahili: mbei (sw) sg (noun 3)
• Swedish: lager (sv)
• Welsh: llawryf (cy) m, llawryfoedd (cy) pl

crown of laurel

• Catalan: corona de llorer (ca)
• Danish: laurbærkrans (da) c
• Dutch: laurierkroon (nl) m and f
• Finnish: laakeriseppele (fi)
• French: couronne de laurier
• German: Lorbeerkranz (de) m
• Greek: κότινος (el) (kótinos) m
• Hungarian: babérkoszorú (hu)

• Norwegian: laurbærkrans (no) m
• Polish: wawrzyn (pl) m, laur (pl) m
• Portuguese: coroa de louro (Brazil), louros (pt) m pl
• Romanian: coroană de lauri
• Russian: лавровый венок (ru) (lávrovyj v'enók) m
• Spanish: corona de laurel (es) f
• Swahili: taji la mbei (sw) (noun 5)
• Swedish: lagerkrans (sv)

honor, distinction

• Finnish: laakerit (fi) pl
• French: lauriers (fr) m pl
• Greek: δάφνες (el) (dáfnes) f pl

• Hungarian: babérkoszorú (hu)
• Polish: wawrzyn (pl) m, laur (pl) m
• Russian: лавры (ru) (lávry) m pl

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Translations to be checked

• Armenian: դափնեպսակ (hy) (dap’nepsak)
• Italian: allori (it) m pl

Usage notes

• The name is extended to other plants which in some respect resemble the true laurel.

See also

• Laurel and Hardy

Anagrams

• allure

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Spanish

Etymology

Via Provençal laurier from Latin laurus (“laurel”).

Noun

laurel m (plural laureles)

1. (botany) laurel

Derived terms

• laurel alejandrino
• laurel cerezo
• laurel real
• laurel rosa

Related terms

• laurear