English
jargonelle
Jargonelle comes from French jargonelle.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentjargonelle
- Englishearliest quotation 1817same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentjargonelle
- Englishearliest quotation 1817same form
Earliest quotation: 1817, Hurst: “A jargonell pear-tree at one end of the cottage,…”
Every English word from French jargonelle
Today it means
noun A variety of pear.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French jargonelle / jargonelle