sorel

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noun

A young buck (deer) in the third year.

Less commonScrabble 5

Meanings

sorel1

nounsorel (countable and uncountable, plural sorels)

plural sorels

  1. countableuncountableA young buck (deer) in the third year.
  2. countableuncountableA yellowish or reddish brown color; sorrel.
  3. countableobsoleteuncountableObsolete form of sorrel (“the plant”).

Sorel2

proper nounSorel (plural Sorels)

plural Sorels

  1. A surname from French.

Origin

sorel · noun

  1. Old Frenchsorel
  2. Englishsorel

From Old French sorel.

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Sorel · proper noun

  1. FrenchSorel
  2. EnglishSorel

Borrowed from French Sorel, nickname for a person with reddish hair.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

sorel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorel

MLA

“sorel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sorel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorel.

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