Floréal

[flaw-rey-al]

Flo·ré·al

[flaw-rey-al]
noun
(in the French Revolutionary calendar) the eighth month of the year, extending from April 20 to May 19.

Origin:
1795–1805; < French < Latin flōre(us) of flowers (flōr-, stem of flōs flower + -eus adj. suffix) + French -al -al1
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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Floréal (flɔreal)
 
n
the month of flowers: the eighth month of the French revolutionary calendar, extending from April 21 to May 20
 
[C19: ultimately from Latin flōreus of flowers, from flōs a flower]

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