girofle

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin caryophyllum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Noun

girofle m (plural girofles)

(archaic) clove
Synonyms: clavell, clavell d'espècia

Further reading

“girofle” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“girofle” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“girofle”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

French

Etymology

From Latin caryophyllum, also attested in Late Latin as gariofilum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʒi.ʁɔfl/
(file)

Noun

girofle m (plural girofles)

clove, gillyflower (the plant)
Synonym: giroflier

Derived terms

clou de girofle

Descendants

English: gillyflower
→ Portuguese: girofle

Further reading

“girofle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Portuguese

Etymology

From French girofle.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒiˈɾɔ.fli/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒiˈɾɔ.fle/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒiˈɾɔ.flɨ/

Hyphenation: gi‧ro‧fle

Noun

girofle m (plural girofles)

clove
Synonyms: cravo, cravo-da-índia, cravinho

Further reading

“girofle” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“girofle” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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