mélèze
French
Etymology
From Franco-Provençal (Dauphinois) melese (“larch tree”), from Old Occitan *melice, melse, melze, formed from a cross between Gaulish *mel- (“larch”) and Latin larix (“larch”). The Gaulish word is from Proto-Celtic *meli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /me.lɛz/
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Audio (file)
Noun
mélèze m (plural mélèzes)
- larch, larch tree
Further reading
- “mélèze” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norman
Etymology
Noun
mélèze m (plural mélèzes)
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