angelique

¹

[ an-juh-leek ]

noun

1. a South American tree, Dicorynia paraensis, of the legume family.
2. the hard, reddish-brown wood of this tree, used in shipbuilding.

Angélique

²

[ an-juh-leek; French ahn-zhey-leek ]

noun

1. a female given name.

Word History and Origins

Origin of angelique¹

< French: plant of Angelica genus. See angelic

Example Sentences

Cast: Geoff Stults, Chris Lowell, Parker Young, Keith David, Angelique Cabral.

From The Daily Beast

At the Global awards ceremony, musical artists set the crowd on fire, especially Benin singer Angelique Kidjo.

From The Daily Beast

He had several children, among others a daughter named Angelique.

From Project Gutenberg

That was a reasonably safe prophecy in those days, and, though Angelique repeated it to her friends, she did not worry over it.

From Project Gutenberg

By the way, I wonder what I could be expected to do for Angelique?

From Project Gutenberg

Aunt Angelique could hardly identify her nephew who almost rode her down on his white horse.

From Project Gutenberg

Angelique, the aristocratic wife of George Dandin, a French commoner.

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