chanvre
French
Etymology
From Old French chanvre, chenvre, inherited from Vulgar Latin *canapus, altered form of the Classical Latin cannabis, a borrowing from Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis). Doublet of cannabis, which was a later borrowing from Latin.
Pronunciation
Noun
chanvre m (plural chanvres)
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Further reading
- “chanvre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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- fr:Recreational drugs