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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Noun

mélèze m (plural mélèzes)

larch, larch tree (Larix)
Le mélèze est un conifère des montagnes qui perd ses aiguilles en hiver.
The larch is a coniferous tree found in the mountains which loses its needles in winter.

Further reading

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

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French mélèze.

Noun

mélèze m (plural mélèzes)

(Jersey) larch (Larix)

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