"cervelle" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /sɛʁ.vɛl/ Audio: Fr-cervelle.ogg Forms: cervelles [plural]
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) brain (organ of thought) Tags: archaic, derogatory, feminine Synonyms: cerveau
    Sense id: en-cervelle-fr-noun-q672ZOt2
  2. (cooking) brains Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Cooking, Anatomy, Thinking
    Sense id: en-cervelle-fr-noun-RN6bewNr Disambiguation of Anatomy: 10 90 Disambiguation of Thinking: 27 73 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sans cervelle, se creuser la cervelle, se faire sauter la cervelle

Inflected forms

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