houx

French

houx

Etymology

From Middle French houx, from Old French hous, hos, houlx (“holly”), from Old Frankish *hulis (“holly”), from Proto-Germanic *hulisaz (“butcher's broom, forest thistle, holly”). Cognate with Old High German hulis (“holly”), Old English holen (“holly”). More at holly.

Pronunciation

^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /u/
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Noun

houx m (plural houx)

(botany) holly

Further reading

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

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