blé

See also: ble and BLE

French

Etymology

From Middle French blé, from Old French blet (cereal, grain) (compare Medieval Latin blādum), from Frankish *blād (field produce), from Proto-Germanic *blēdaz, *blēdō (flower, leaf), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (to bloom, flower). Compare Catalan blat, compare also English blade.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ble/
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Noun

blé m (plural blés)

  1. wheat, corn
  2. (slang) dough, cash

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Noun

blé m (oblique plural blez, nominative singular blez, nominative plural blé)

  1. wheat, corn
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