Masculine
pain
Meaning
- bread
- piece of bread
- food
- bread-and-butter needs, basic sustenance; breadwinner
- (informal) punch (a hit with the fist)
- a block (of ice, of salt, of soap …) with the shape and size of bread
- (slang) mistake during a performance (false note, forgot an intro, wrong solo, …)
Concepts
loaf of bread
corn-bread
French loaf
pastry-based products
black bread
Synonyms
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɛ̃/
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French pain, from Old French pain, from Latin pānem.
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