Safran

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See also: safran, šafran, and šafrán

German

Etymology

From Middle High German safrān; derived from French safran, from Arabic زعفران (zāfarān). Cognate with English saffron, Spanish azafrán, Italian zafferano.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

Safran m (genitive Safrans, plural Safrane)

  1. saffron

Declension

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References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Safran”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

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