tilleul

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French tilleul.

Noun[edit]

tilleul (uncountable)

  1. A pale yellowish-green color. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French tilluel, from Vulgar Latin *tiliolus, from Latin tilia. Cf. also Old French til.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ti.jœl/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

tilleul m (plural tilleuls)

  1. linden, lime (tree)

Further reading[edit]

Norman[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French tilluel, from Vulgar Latin *tiliōlus, from Latin tilia. Cf. also Old French til.

Noun[edit]

tilleul m (plural tilleuls)

  1. (Jersey) linden, lime tree