Masculine
Meaning
- (masculine) wheat, corn
- (masculine, slang) dough, cash
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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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