blé

Etymology

From Middle French blé, from Old French blet (“cereal, grain”) (compare Medieval Latin blādum), from Frankish *blād (“field produce”), from Proto-Germanic *blēdaz, *blēdō (“flower, leaf”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“to bloom, flower”). Compare Catalan blat, compare also English blade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ble/

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Noun

blé m (plural blés)

1. wheat, corn
2. (slang) dough, cash

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• bel

Alternative forms

• blet

Noun

blé m (oblique plural blez, nominative singular blez, nominative plural blé)

1. wheat, corn