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Definitions for Sorrel

[1] light reddish-brown.
[2] a horse of this color, often with a light-colored mane and tail.
[3] of the color sorrel.
[4] any of various plants belonging to the genus Rumex, of the buckwheat family, having edible acid leaves used in salads, sauces, etc.
[5] any of various sour-juiced plants of the genus Oxalis. Compare wood sorrel.
[6] any of various similar plants.
[7] a light brown to brownish-orange colour (as adjective ) a sorrel carpet
[8] a horse of this colour
[9] any of several polygonaceous plants of the genus Rumex, esp R. acetosa, of Eurasia and North America, having acid-tasting leaves used in salads and sauces See also dock 4 , sheep sorrel
[10] short for wood sorrel

Words related to Sorrel

fawn, ginger, tan, toast, amber, brick, nut, buff, coffee, drab, dust, bronze, bay, ecru, beige, rust, copper, cinnamon, russet, puce

Words nearby Sorrel

sorority, sorority house, sorosilicate, sorosis, sorption, sorrel, sorrel salt, sorrel tree, sorrentino, sorrento, sorrow

Origin of Sorrel

21350–1400; Middle English sorell < Old French surele, equivalent to sur sour (< Germanic; akin to Old High German sūr sour) + -el diminutive suffix; see -elle

Word origin for Sorrel

C14: from Old French surele, from sur sour, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German sūr sour

Synonyms for Sorrel

amber, bay, beige, bister, brick, bronze, buff, chestnut, chocolate, cinnamon, cocoa, coffee, copper, drab, dust, ecru, fawn, ginger, hazel, henna, khaki, mahogany, nut, ochre, puce, russet, rust, sepia, tan, toast, umber, auburn, burnt sienna, snuff-colored, tawny, terra-cotta