ciguë

See also: cigüe

French

Alternative forms

• cigüe (post-1990 spelling)

Etymology

From Old French cëue, refashioned after the Latin cicūta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.ɡy/

Noun

ciguë f (countable and uncountable, plural ciguës)

1. hemlock (umbellifer)

See also

• pruche

Further reading

• “ciguë”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.