Masculine
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pain

Meaning

  1. (masculine) bread
  2. (masculine) piece of bread
  3. (masculine) food
  4. (masculine) bread-and-butter needs, basic sustenance; breadwinner
  5. (informal, masculine) punch (a hit with the fist)
  6. (masculine) a block (of ice, of salt, of soap …) with the shape and size of bread
  7. (masculine, slang) mistake during a performance (false note, forgot an intro, wrong solo, …)

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɛ̃/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle French pain, from Old French pain, from Latin pānem.

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