jonquil en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈd͡ʒɒŋkwəl/ (UK)
- /ˈd͡ʒɑŋkwəl/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from French jonquille, itself a borrowing from Spanish junquillo. Possible doublet of junket.
Meanings
- A fragrant bulb flower (Narcissus jonquilla), a species of daffodil.
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A shade of yellow.
At sunset dusky ghosts of sampans, laden with families living up the river, glide homeward against a jonquil sky.
March 1920, Alice Ballantine Kirjassoff, “FORMOSA THE BEAUTIFUL”, in National Geographic Magazine, page 258:She had a jonquil silk pelisse, a bonnet of the same colour, with a bird of paradise plume, looking very much like an illuminated butterfly.
1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XIV, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 187:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jonquille | alternative | lexicographic | |
| jonquils | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (14)
de Jonquille (Narcissus jonquilla) · ka ნარგიზი (Narcissus jonquilla) · fr jonquille (Narcissus jonquilla) · hi नर्गिस (Narcissus jonquilla) · ca jonquillo (Narcissus jonquilla) · es junquillo (Narcissus jonquilla) · tr fulya (Narcissus jonquilla) · pt junquilho (Narcissus jonquilla) · hi नरगिस (Narcissus jonquilla) · fi nunnannarsissi (Narcissus jonquilla) · tr zerrin (Narcissus jonquilla) · it giunchiglia (Narcissus jonquilla) · ru жонки́лия (Narcissus jonquilla) · cs narcis okolíkatý (Narcissus jonquilla)