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blé d'Inde
Meaning
corn (“maize”) Synonym of maïs
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ble d‿ɛ̃d/
Etymology
From blé + Inde. From being something similar to wheat (“blé”) that is used by the American Indians (amérindiens); ie. of India (d'Inde). From the historic European misconception that the New World, the Americas, were part of India or East Indies.
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