Masculine

bémol

Meaning

  1. (masculine) flat, bemol
  2. (figuratively, masculine) dampener, caveat

Concepts

flat symbol

bemol

flat sign

Frequency

27k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/be.mɔl/
Etymology

From Medieval Latin b molle (“B flat”, literally “soft B”); the "flat" symbol looks like a small b, so this distinguishes it from the letter b.

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