sorel

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English

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Etymology

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From Old French sorel.

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sorel (countable and uncountable, plural sorels)

  1. A young buck (deer) in the third year.
  2. A yellowish or reddish brown color; sorrel.
  3. Obsolete form of sorrel (the plant).

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Etymology 1

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From Old French sorel.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsurəl/, /ˈsɔrəl/

Noun

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sorel

  1. sorrel (Rumex acetosa)
  2. wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella)
  3. The leaves of either of these plants
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  • English: sorrel
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Etymology 2

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From Old French sorel; equivalent to sor (sorrel) +‎ -el (diminutive suffix).

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sorel

  1. (of animals) sorrel (red-brown)
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Noun

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sorel

  1. (rare) A three-year-old male deer.
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  • English: sorel (obsolete)
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Old French

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Adjective

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sorel m (oblique and nominative feminine singular sorele)

  1. sorrel (of a reddish-brown color)

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