Sorel

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A young buck (deer) in the third year. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A yellowish or reddish brown color; sorrel. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    Obsolete form of sorrel (“the plant”). alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from French.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Old French sorel.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Sorel, nickname for a person with reddish hair.

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