orcanette

noun

or·​ca·​nette

variants or less commonly orcanet or orchanet

ˈȯ(r)kəˌnet

plural -s

: alkanet sense 1b

Word History

Etymology

Middle French orcanette, alteration of Old French arquenet, diminutive of arcanne, alcanne henna, from Medieval Latin alchanna

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