fenouillet

noun

fen·​ouil·​let

variants or fenouillette

¦fenᵊl¦et

plural -s

: a liqueur flavored with fennel seed

Word History

Etymology

French fenouillette, literally, small fennel, diminutive of fenouil fennel, from Middle French fenoil, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin fenuculum

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