blé

See also: ble and BLE

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French blé, from Old French blet, from Early Medieval Latin blādum, from Frankish *blād (field produce), from Proto-Germanic *blēduz (flower, leaf), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (to bloom, blossom). Cognate with Old English blǣd (produce, blossom, fruit), Old High German blāt (blossoming, labour pains).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ble/
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Noun

blé m (plural blés)

  1. wheat, corn
  2. (slang) dough, cash
    • 1973, Jean Eustache, La Maman et la Putain, spoken by Alexander:
      Je croyais que les gens qui travaillaient étaient plus équilibrés que les autres, ou au moins que qu'ils faisaient semblant, même s'ils font un travail merdique, même s'ils ne gagnent pas de blé.
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Noun

blé

  1. lake

Louisiana Creole

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from French bleu (blue).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ble/
  • Rhymes: -e

Adjective

blé

  1. blue (of a blue color)

See also

Colors in Louisiana Creole · koulær-yé (layout · text)
     blan      gri      nwa, nwar
             rouj              zoranj; brun, maron              jonn, jònn
                          , vèr, vær, væt              fonsé
             sèrsèl                           blé, ble
             vyolé, vyolèt              lila              ròz, roz

Old French

Noun

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

  1. alternative form of blet (wheat, corn)