pâquerette

French

Etymology

From Pâques +‎ -ette, because they flower around Easter time.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.kʁɛt/ ~ /pɑ.kʁɛt/

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Noun

pâquerette f (plural pâquerettes)

1. daisy

Derived terms

• au ras des pâquerettes
• pâquerette des murailles

Further reading

• “pâquerette” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).
• “pâquerette” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 9th Edition (1992-2024).
• Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “pâquerette”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette
• “pâquerette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012