"guimauve" meaning in French

See guimauve in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡi.mov/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Penegal-guimauve.wav Forms: guimauves [plural]
Etymology: From Latin hibiscum (“marsh mallow”) + malva (“mallow”), by confusion of hibiscus with viscum (“mistletoe”). Compare Spanish malvavisco. Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|la|hibiscum||marsh mallow}} Latin hibiscum (“marsh mallow”), {{cog|es|malvavisco}} Spanish malvavisco Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} guimauve f (plural guimauves)
  1. marshmallow (plant) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Foods
    Sense id: en-guimauve-fr-noun-vGTwVZrK Disambiguation of Foods: 37 42 21
  2. marshmallow (food) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Foods
    Sense id: en-guimauve-fr-noun-bTKPTu~S Disambiguation of Foods: 37 42 21
  3. What is bland, sweetish, expressionless, vapid. Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Foods Categories (lifeform): Mallow subfamily plants
    Sense id: en-guimauve-fr-noun-4s~w3Fh1 Disambiguation of Foods: 37 42 21 Disambiguation of Mallow subfamily plants: 32 20 48 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 9 13 78 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 14 22 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 12 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 10 80

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