froment

Meaning

1. (masculine) wheat, specifically common wheat (Triticum aestivum)
2. (masculine) (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

Translations

trigo

Weizen

tarwe

buğday

frumento

trigo

blat

σιτάρι

triticum

grano

weit

blat

قمح

στάρι

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 (“grain”) (via a Vulgar Latin form without a long vowel).