pervenche
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See also: pèrvenche
French
Etymology
From Late Latin pervinca, in vinca pervinca (“periwinkle”), apparently originally a magical formula. Traffic wardens are so called from the colour of their uniforms.
Pronunciation
Noun
pervenche f (plural pervenches)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “pervenche” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- “pervenche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.