seigle

Meaning

rye (grass or its grains as food)

Concepts

rye

grain

rye whiskey

rye whisky

Secale cereale

Synonyms

blé

grand blé

blé de la saint Jean

orge

rye whisky

secale cereale

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɛɡl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: seigle

Inherited from Old French: soigle

In summary

Inherited from Middle French seigle, from Old French soigle, segle, seygle, from Latin sēcale. Possibly through the intermediate of Old Occitan segle (at least concerning this form; cf. regional variants seille, soile, Walloon swele, Old French soile, which were inherited).