Masculine

blé

Sentences
Meaning

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

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ble/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle French blé, from Old French blet, from Early Medieval Latin blādum, from Frankish *blād (“field produce”), from Proto-Germanic *blēduz (“flower, leaf”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“to bloom, blossom”). Cognate with Old English blǣd (“produce, blossom, fruit”), Old High German blāt (“blossoming, labour pains”).

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