different between fennel vs fennec

English

Etymology

From the Middle English fenel, from the late Old English finuðl, finule (weak feminine forms); fenol, finul (masculine forms), from Old French fenoil, from the Vulgar Latin *f?nuclum, f?noclum, from Late Latin f?nuculum, from the Classical Latin faeniculum, a diminutive form of faenum (“hay”); compare the Italian finocchio, the Occitan fenolh, the French fenouil, and the Spanish hinojo. Doublet of finocchio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?n?l/
• Rhymes: -?n?l

Noun

fennel (usually uncountable, plural fennels)

1. A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor.
2. (cooking) The bulb, leaves, or stalks of the plant, eaten as a vegetable.
3. (cooking) The seeds of the fennel plant used as a spice in cooking.

Synonyms

• sweet anise

Derived terms

• dog fennel
• hog’s fennel
• meridian fennel
• sweet fennel
• water fennel
• Florence fennel

Translations

Further reading

• fennel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ?????? (fanak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?n?k/
  • Homophone: Fenwick

Noun

fennec (plural fennecs)

1. A small fox of the species Vulpes zerda, found in the Sahara (excluding the coast) and having distinctive oversized ears.

Synonyms

• desert fox
• fennec fox

Translations

Further reading

• Fennec fox on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Vulpes zerda on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Italian

Etymology

From Arabic ?????? (fanak).

Noun

fennec m (invariable)

1. fennec