name
Meaning 1
A surname from French.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
sorel
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rhymes with -ɒɹəl
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CMU ARPABET: S AO1 R AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A young buck (deer) in the third year.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
A yellowish or reddish brown color; sorrel.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
Obsolete form of sorrel (“the plant”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from French Sorel, nickname for a person with reddish hair.
From Old French sorel.
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