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jonquil

Meaningjonquil

Common meaning: small fragrant narcissus

Journey through time

  1. Spanishjunquillo‘jonquil’source
  2. Latiniuncus‘rush’source
  3. Frenchjonc‘a rush’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsa rush → small fragrant narcissusjonquil‘small fragrant narcissus’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Spanish junquillo ‘jonquil’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry JONQUIL, p. 309 · dictionary scan

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