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Word entry · 6 letters

sorrel

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"Reddish-brown horse"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈsɒɹəl/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted elorrsStarts with SEnds with L1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. of a light brownish color

Word origin

From Middle English sorel, from Old French sorel, surele (“sorrel”), from Old French sur (“sour”), of Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sūraz (“sour”); equivalent to sour + -el (diminutive suffix). Compare Old English sūre (“sorrel”), Icelandic súra (“sorrel”), Dutch zuring (“dock (plant), sorrel”). More at sour.

Used in a sentence

  • Joy and the parents did not go either; we spent a quiet day at home, eating roast chicken and stuffing with our own green-gungu rice and peas, and drinking sorrel.

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