fonoll

Catalan

Etymology

From earlier fenoll, from Old Occitan (compare Occitan fenolh), from Vulgar Latin *fenuclum, syncopated form of Late Latin fēnuculum (compare French fenouil, Spanish hinojo), from Latin fēniculum, diminutive of fēnum (“herb”).

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /foˈnoʎ/

(Central) IPA^(key): /fuˈnoʎ/

Noun

fonoll m (plural fonolls)

fennel

Related terms

fenc

Further reading

“fonoll” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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