"cervelle" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [French]

IPA: /sɛʁ.vɛl/, /sær.vɛl/ [Louisiana], /sar.vɛl/ [Louisiana] Audio: Fr-cervelle.ogg Forms: cervelles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛl Etymology: Inherited from Middle French cervelle, from Old French cervele, from Latin cerebella, the plural of cerebellum (whence French cerveau) reinterpreted as a feminine singular. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|cervelle|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French cervelle, {{inh+|fr|frm|cervelle}} Inherited from Middle French cervelle, {{inh|fr|fro|cervele}} Old French cervele, {{inh|fr|la|cerebella}} Latin cerebella Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} cervelle f (plural cervelles)
  1. (archaic or derogatory or Louisiana) brain (organ of thought) Tags: Louisiana, archaic, derogatory, feminine Synonyms: cerveau
    Sense id: en-cervelle-fr-noun-q672ZOt2 Categories (other): Louisiana French, Anatomy Disambiguation of Anatomy: 46 54
  2. (cooking) brains Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cervelle-fr-noun-RN6bewNr Categories (other): Cooking, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Anatomy, Thinking Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 46 54 Disambiguation of Thinking: 27 73 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sans cervelle, se creuser la cervelle, se faire sauter la cervelle

Noun [Middle French]

Forms: cervelles [plural]
Etymology: From Old French cervele. Etymology templates: {{inh|frm|fro|cervele}} Old French cervele Head templates: {{head|frm|noun|||plural|cervelles||{{{pl2}}}||{{{f}}}||{{{f}}}s|f1accel-form=p|g=f|g2=|head=|sort=}} cervelle f (plural cervelles), {{frm-noun|f}} cervelle f (plural cervelles)
  1. brain (anatomy) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cervelle-frm-noun-lKuz2iKV Categories (other): Middle French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Anatomy

Inflected forms

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