garance

Noun

garance f

1. guarantee (anything that assures a certain outcome)

   Synonym: záruka

Etymology

From Middle French garance, from Old French garance, warance, from Frankish *wratja, from Proto-Germanic *wratjō (“red dye”). Cognate with Old High German rezza, reiza (“scarlet; purple; crimson; red; madder”), Old English wrǣtt, wrǣtte (“crosswort; madder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.ʁɑ̃s/
• Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

Noun

garance f (plural garances)

1. madder (plant)
2. rose madder

Further reading

• “garance” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• ancrage