Fraise

/freɪz/ noun

Definition

A strawberry or the color of a strawberry (red); also a type of medieval military fortification made of wooden stakes.

Etymology

French 'fraise' meaning strawberry, from Latin 'fragaria', derived from 'fragum' (strawberry). The fortification sense comes from the resemblance to strawberry leaves or their prickly appearance.

Kelly Says

The word 'fraise' gives us a perfect example of how Latin botanical terms became embedded in European languages—every Romance language kept close variants for strawberry because it's such a distinctive fruit!

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