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violet

Pronunciation: /vjɔ.lɛ/

“violet” is a French word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. purple (colour)
  2. mushroom with a violet cap, such as a webcap or cortinar

adjective

  1. purple

In French

  1. D’une couleur qui rappelle celle de la violette, de l’améthyste et constitue l’une des couleurs en limite du spectre visible.
  2. Couleur de la robe d’un vin rouge, indiquant une maturité faible, moindre qu’une robe de couleur « grenat ».
  3. Couleur violette.
  4. Champignon à chapeau violet comme le cortinaire.
  5. Synonyme de saule daphné.
  6. Janthine, mollusque gastéropode comestible de la Méditerranée.
  7. Petite viole.

Etymology

From Old French violet, a back-formation from violette (“violet (flower)”), from viole + -ette, from Latin viola.

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