froment

Meaning

1. wheat, bread wheat, common wheat (Triticum aestivum)
2. (any) cereal (type of grass cultivated for its edible grains)

Concepts

wheat

corn

🌽

annual

common wheat

Triticum aestivum

wheat berry

Synonyms

blé

maïs

🌽

épeautre

blé tendre

triticum aestivum

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fʁɔ.mɑ̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: froment

Inherited from Old French: furment

Inherited from Latin: frūmentum

In summary

Inherited from Middle French froment, from Old French furment, from Latin frūmentum (via a Vulgar Latin form without a long vowel).