Meanings
plural garrigues · alternative garigue
- countableuncountableA type of low scrubland found on limestone soils in southern France and other parts of the Mediterranean Basin.
Pure blackberry, cedar and earthy garrigue aromas.
2009 August 29, Gord Stimmell, “Off ice, the Great One delivers Niagara terroir”, in Toronto Star1 more example
Far away, on the stony garrigues by the fading light of the harvest moon one could hear the musical calling of wolves.
1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 246Synonyms: phrygana
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of low scrubland found on limestone soils in southern France and other parts of the Mediterranean Basin.
Origin
- Frenchgarrigue
- Englishgarrigue
Borrowed from French garrigue, from Occitan.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan garriga
- garrigavegetation
French garrigue
- garriguevegetation
Greek φρύγανα
- φρύγανα (frýgana)vegetation
Italian gariga
- garigavegetation
Russian гарри́га, гари́га
- гарри́га (garríga)vegetation
- гари́га (garíga)vegetation
Spanish garriga
- garrigavegetation
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garrigue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garrigue
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