oseille
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French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old French oisele, from Latin acidula.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /o.zɛj/
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Noun
[edit]oseille f (plural oseilles)
- (botany) sorrel
- (colloquial) dough, dosh, bread (money)
- 1991, “Victime de la mode”, in Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo, performed by MC Solaar:
- Tellement d'efforts et pour quels résultats ? / Elle perd de l'oseille au lieu de perdre du poids
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Further reading
[edit]- “oseille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
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- fr:Buckwheat family plants
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