ortie

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French orthie, inherited from Latin urtīca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔʁ.ti/

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Noun

ortie f (plural orties)

1. nettle

   soupe à l'ortie, soupe aux orties ― nettle soup

   jeter aux orties ― to throw to the winds (literally, “to throw to the nettles”)

   pousser mémé dans les orties ― to push things too far (literally, “to push grandma into the nettles”)

Related terms

• urticaire
• urticant
• urtication

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• rôtie, Troie