girofle

/ʒiʁɔfl/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Positive
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: positive.

Forms

plural
les girofles

Meaning

  1. clove (spice)

    • Le girofle parfume le vin chaud.

      Clove flavors the mulled wine.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Knoblauchzehe

Close — a (spice) clove relates to a garlic clove.

Practice

1 What does girofle mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le ___ parfume le vin chaud.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches girofle?

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