ravenelle

French

Etymology

From a feminine form of Old French rafne, ravene, from Latin raphanus, from Ancient Greek ῥάφανος (rháphanos, “radish, cabbage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁav.nɛl/

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Noun

ravenelle f (plural ravenelles)

1. wallflower, wild radish (plant)

Further reading

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