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Sentences - (masculine) broom
- (masculine) broomstick flown by witches
- (colloquial, masculine) the last bus or train (at night)
- (masculine) tail (of a bird of prey)
- (masculine) brush (electrical contact)
- (masculine) blade (of windscreen wiper)
- (masculine, slang) year (used in referring to someone’s age)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ba.lɛ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French balai, from earlier balain (“bundle of broom”, 12th c.), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *banatlo- (“broom plant”). It is uncertain whether the Celtic word passed into French through a Gaulish *balano- or rather through Middle Breton balain, balazn, from Old Breton balan. The latter appears more likely.
bruyère callune
calluna vulgaris
Besen
scopa
escoba
vassoura
bezem
süpürge
σκούπα
escombra
scopae
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