lilas

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See also: Lilas, lîlas, lilás, lilàs, and lila's

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Frequently until the nineteenth century lilac, borrowed in the seventeenth from Arabic لِيلَك (līlak).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /li.la/ ~ /li.lɑ/
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Noun

lilas m (plural lilas)

  1. lilac (plant and colour)

Descendants

See also

Colors in French · couleurs (layout · text)
     blanc      gris      noir
             rouge; cramoisi, carmin              orange; brun, marron              jaune; crème
             lime              vert              menthe
             cyan, turquoise; bleu canard              azur, bleu ciel              bleu
             violet, lilas; indigo              magenta; pourpre              rose

Further reading

Spanish

Adjective

lilas m pl or f pl

  1. plural of lila

Noun

lilas f pl

  1. plural of lila

Volapük

Noun

lilas

  1. genitive plural of lil

Yami

Noun

lilas

  1. (anatomy) pancreas