jusquiame

French

Etymology

From Latin hyoscyamus, borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑοσκύαμος (huoskúamos), from ὗς (hûs, “pig”) +‎ κῠ́ᾰμος (kúamos, “bean”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒys.kjam/

Noun

jusquiame f (plural jusquiames)

1. henbane

Further reading

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