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noun, masculine

chènevis

/ʃɛn.vi/

noun, masculine/ʃɛn.vi/

hempseed

Inherited from Middle French chenevis, cheneveux, from Old French chenevuis, from Late Latin *canapūceum; compare Italian canapuccio (“hempseed”). The development of -vui- to -vi- is regular, as also in vide.