épinard
French
Etymology
Probably borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin spīnarchia, ultimately from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic إِسْفَانَاخ (ʔisfānāḵ), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian اسپناخ (ispanākh).
Pronunciation
Noun
épinard m (plural épinards)
- spinach plant (Spinacia oleracea)
- (usually in the plural) spinach (foodstuff)
Further reading
- “épinard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.