houblon

French

Etymology

From Middle French houblon, houbelon, from Middle French hoppe (“hopped beer”), probably from Middle Dutch hoppe (“hops; hopped beer”), from Old Dutch *hoppo, from Proto-Germanic *huppô (“hops”). Compare Old Saxon hoppo, Old High German hopfo, Middle English hoppe.

Pronunciation

^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /u.blɔ̃/
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Noun

houblon m (plural houblons)

hop (plant), hops (plant)

Derived terms

houblonnage

Further reading

“houblon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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