épinard

French

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Medieval Latin spīnarchia, ultimately from Arabic اِسْفَانَاخ‎ (isfānāḵ), from Persian اسپناخ‎ (ispanākh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.pi.naʁ/

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• Rhymes: -aʁ

Noun

épinard m (plural épinards)

1. spinach plant (Spinacia oleracea)
2. (usually in the plural) spinach (foodstuff)

Further reading

• “épinard” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• peindra, pendrai