periwinkle

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers.
2. Similar plants of genus Catharanthus.
3. A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light.

Adj

Of pale bluish purple colour.

Sinonieme

winkle

Madagascar periwinkle

old maid

rose periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Cape periwinkle

red periwinkle

cayenne jasmine

Vinca rosea

myrtle

water-snail

shellfish

tadpole

whelk

winkles

vinca

vinca rosea

common periwinkle

Vertalings

pervinca

alikruik

pervenche

Immergrün

Strandschnecke

bigorneau

Uferschnecke

maagdenpalm

litorina

vincapervinca

littorina

bigarro

vignot

vigneau

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈpɛɹ.ɪˌwɪŋ.kəl/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Middle High German: berwinke

Verwante met Frans: pervenche

Verwante met Italiaans: pervinca

Geërf van Old English: pīnewincle

Verwante met Deens: vinkel

In summary

Diminutive of Middle English perwinke, from Old English perfince, perwince (compare Middle High German berwinke), from Latin pervinca (compare French pervenche, Italian pervinca).