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aspic.

asp (Vipera aspis)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/as.pik/

  1. asp (Vipera aspis)

    masculine

  2. asp (Naja haje)

    masculine

  3. slanderer, libeller

    masculine

  4. aspic (dish)

    masculine

  5. miser

    dated · masculine · rare · slang
Where this word comes from

From Latin aspis, and possibly influenced by basilic (“basilisk”). The culinary sense may come from association with the snake due to the traditional colours and cold temperature of aspic, in addition to the fact that the gelatine was often moulded in a shape similar to a coiled snake.

noun/as.pik/

  1. spike lavender, Lavandula latifolia

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Occitan aspic (“ear (of grain), lavender”), from Latin spicum. Doublet of spic.

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