blé

See also: ble and BLE

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French blé, from Old French blet, from Early Medieval Latin bladum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ble/

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Noun

blé m (plural blés)

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

Derived terms

• blé noir
• blé d’Inde
• caille des blés
• fauché comme les blés
• rat de blé

Further reading

• “blé”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• bel

Louisiana Creole

Alternative forms

• ble

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
	vè, vèr, vær, væt	vè fonsé
sèrsèl		blé, ble
vyolé, vyolèt	lila	ròz, roz

Old French

Noun

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

1. Alternative form of blet (“wheat, corn”)