pervenche
See also: pèrvenche
French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "LL" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. pervinca, in vinca pervinca (“periwinkle”), apparently originally a magical formula. Traffic wardens are so called from the colour of their uniforms.
Pronunciation
Noun
pervenche f (plural pervenches)
- periwinkle
- (female) traffic warden, meter maid (US)
Further reading
- “pervenche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.