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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French sigue, cegue (13th c.), variant of cëue (12th c.), inherited from Latin cicūta. Irregular preservation or restoration of -g- < Latin -c- (as in aigre, aigu, égal etc.) may be due to southern Gallo-Romance influence, partial relatinisation, and/or the general desire for a fuller phonetic form.
Pronunciation
Noun
ciguë f (countable and uncountable, plural ciguës)
- hemlock (umbellifer)
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