citrouille

French

Etymology

Diminutive of Old French citre, from Latin citrus. Compare Italian cetriolo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.tʁuj/

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• Rhymes: -uj

Noun

citrouille f (plural citrouilles)

1. pumpkin (fruit and plant)

   Synonym: potiron

Adjective

citrouille (invariable)

1. pumpkin, pumpkin-colored (color/colour)

Further reading

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