sarment

English

Etymology

From Latin sarmentum (“a twig”).

Noun

sarment (plural sarments)

1. (botany) A long slender prostrate stem or runner, such as of the strawberry.

Derived terms

• sarmentaceous

Related terms

• sarmentose

References

• “sarment”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• starmen, Manters, artsmen, Arments, smarten, Termans, Materns, martens, raments

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sarmentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [sərˈme̞n]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [sərˈment]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [sərˈmen]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [saɾˈment]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [sarˈmen]

Noun

sarment m (plural sarments)

1. shoot, vine

   Synonym: redorta

   • 1932, Salvador Maluquer i Nicolau, Llibre de la natura: primer grau:

     Els ceps han estès els seus amples pàmpols i llargs circells, deixant penjar dels sarments els raïms que de mica en mica van posant color.

     The vine has extended its wide leaves and long tendrils, letting hang from its shoots the grapes that are turning colour little by little.

Derived terms

• sarmentós

Further reading

• “sarment”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “sarment”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

French

Etymology

From Latin sarmentum.

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

sarment m (plural sarments)

1. vine, shoot, tendril
2. (viticulture) A one-year old shoot

   Hyponyms: couronne, gros bois, pissevin

Related terms

• sarmenteux

Further reading

• Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “sarment”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette
• Jouy, Alain & De Foucault, Bruno, 2019. Dictionnaire illustré de botanique. Biotope Éditions, Mèze, →ISBN., p. 247.
• “sarment” in Dictionnaire Le Robert.
• “sarment”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012