bave

Noun

bave (plural baves)

1. silkworm thread extruded as brins from the two glands and stuck together with sericin proteins

Etymology

From Old French beve (altered based on baver), from Vulgar Latin root *baba, of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bav/

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Noun

bave f (plural baves)

1. spittle, drool, dribble, slobber

Verb

bave

1. first-person singular present indicative of baver
2. third-person singular present indicative of baver
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of baver
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of baver
5. second-person singular imperative of baver

Further reading

• “bave” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Noun

bave f pl

1. plural of bava

Anagrams

• beva