grège

Meaning

Adj

1. of silk: raw
2. of the colour of such silk, between grey and beige; greige

Noun

1. (masculine) raw or unfinished silk
2. (masculine) the colour of such silk, closely akin to taupe; greyish-beige, greige

Concepts

oatmeal

rough silk

burgoo

rolled oats

Synonyms

flocon d’avoine

Translations

farina d’avena

avena

avena espesa

ham

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡʁɛʒ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: grège

In summary

From Middle French grège (“(adjective) of silk: raw, unfinished; of the colour of such silk, greyish-beige; (noun) raw or unfinished silk; the colour of such silk, greyish-beige”), from Italian greggio (“raw, unrefined; unbleached”); further etymology uncertain, possibly from Vulgar Latin *gregius (as in lana *gregia (“untreated wool as obtained from the flock”)), from grex (“flock (of sheep, etc.)”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- (“flock, herd; to gather”).