seigle

French

Etymology

From Middle French seigle, from Old French soigle, segle, seygle, from Latin sēcale. Possibly through the intermediate of Old Occitan segle (at least concerning this form; cf. regional variants seille, soile, Walloon swele, Old French soile, which were inherited).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛɡl/

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Noun

seigle m (plural seigles)

1. rye (grass or its grains as food)

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• église, Gisèle
• lièges