wikipedia
English

Etymology
From Old French sorele, from sur, from Germanic.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'s�r�l/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�r�l|-�r�l

Noun
en-noun

1. a kind of plant with acidic leaves, especially Rumex acetosa, sometimes used as a salad vegetable
2. colour a brown colour, with a tint of red.

#:<table><tr><td>sorrel colour: &nbsp;</td><td bgcolor"#8F7763" width"80">&nbsp; </td></tr></table>

Translations
trans-top|plant
Greek: λά�αθο [�lapaθo�] n, ξινήθ�α [k͡si�niθra] f, οξαλίδα [o�k͡sa�liða] f, ξινολά�αθο [k͡sino��lapaθo�] n
Italian: acetosa f
trans-mid
Japanese: ���� (gishigishi), ��� (suiba)
Old English: sure#Old English|sūre f
Polish: szczaw m
Russian: �авел� (š'av'él') m
Serbian: kiseljak m
trans-bottom

trans-top|colour
Greek: κα��ανοκί��ινο [kastano��citri�no�] n, κα��αν�ξανθο [kasta�no�k͡san�θo�] n
Japanese: �赤�� (���������, ususekikasshoku)
trans-mid
Polish: gniady m
trans-bottom

Adjective
sorrel

1. colour of a brown colour, with a tint of red.

Translations
trans-top|colour
Greek: κα��ανοκί��ινο� [kastano��citri�no�s] m, κα��αν�ξανθο� [kasta�no�k͡san�θo�s] m
Japanese: �赤��� (����������, ususekikasshoku no)
trans-mid
Polish: gniady
trans-bottom

Derived terms
sorrel tree
wood sorrel

See also
oxalic acid
schav
sourwood
Wiktionary_Appendix:Colours|Appendix:Colours

Category:Browns
Category:Colors
Category:Vegetables

fr:sorrel
io:sorrel
pl:sorrel
ru:sorrel
te:sorrel
vi:sorrel

• 2007-12-05 03:24 - 202.182.138.83 - /* Translations */

Full Revision History