Meaning of Sorrel | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A female given name.
2. Any of various plants with acidic leaves of the genus Rumex, especially
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3. A brown colour, with a tint of red.
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4. Rumex acetosa (common sorrel, garden sorrel), sometimes used as a salad vegetable.
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5. Members of genus Oxalis or family Oxalidaceae, woodsorrels.
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6. The roselle, Hibiscus sabdariffa.
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7. A drink, consumed especially in the Caribbean around Christmas, made from the flowers of Hibiscus sabdariffa: hibiscus tea.
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Examples

“At the greenmarket, it’s still mostly potatoes and apples. There are no tender greens, fava beans, peas, asparagus, artichokes, sorrel, rhubarb or early strawberries. Those harbingers of the season are said to be full of chi, or qi, the Chinese word for life force. We’re craving them as we’re craving lighter, brighter-tasting meals, food that is greener and fresher.”

“Now, many people drink alcohol, but when I was a child I remember drinking sorrel, ginger beer and drinks made from fresh fruits such as soursop and passion-fruit. Sorrel was prepared over a long period, not as quickly as it is now.”

“For instance, one day we were sitting on the porch, looking down at the lagoon and the yachts from all over the world. He was drinking ginger beer mixed with rum, and I was drinking sorrel. No rum. Out of nowhere, he proposed.”

“Joy and the parents did not go either; we spent a quiet day at home, eating roast chicken and stuffing with our own green-gungu rice and peas, and drinking sorrel.”

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