noyer.
walnut (tree)
Meaning & usage
walnut (tree)
Where this word comes from
From Vulgar Latin nucārius (“nut tree”) from Classical Latin nux. Compare Spanish noguera, Portuguese nogueira, Catalan noguera, Occitan noguièr. Equivalent to noix + -ier.
to drown; to drown oneself
Elle s'est noyée dans l'océan.
to drown
J'ai noyé mon chien dans le fleuve.
to dilute; to water down
Il faut noyer le vin avec de l'eau.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old French noier, neier, from Latin necāre (“kill”). The sense of "to drown" can be found in other Romance cognates; compare Catalan negar, Italian annegare, Spanish anegar, Romanian îneca.
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