stubble

Meaning

Synonyms

stubble-field

crop residue

unshaven face

crop residues

plant residues

Frequency

34k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈstʌb.əl/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English stuble, from Anglo-Norman stuble, estuble, from Old French estoble, esteule (whence Modern French éteule), from Latin stipula (“stalk, straw”). Cognate with Dutch stoppel, Central German Stoppel, Upper German Stupfel.

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