French word

blé

Pronunciation

IPA/ble/

Meaning

  • masculine nounwheat

Example

La farine est faite de blé.

Flour is made from wheat.

Illustration for blé (wheat)

More examples

Il y a un champ de blé près d'ici.

There is a wheat field near here.

Core concept

The standing wheat plant and its harvested grains, linking a field of ears to flour and food.

Common phrases

  • farine de blé

    wheat flour

  • champ de blé

    wheat field

  • pain de blé

    wheat bread

Similar words

farine: Fine flour made by grinding wheat.
pain: A common bread made from fermented and baked wheat dough.
céréale: A grain or grain-based food often eaten at breakfast.

Definition in French

Céréale cultivée dont les grains servent principalement à produire de la farine et des aliments, le mot désignant aussi la plante elle-même.

Word origin

Blé is an inherited French form from Old French ble, borrowed from a West Germanic word for a leaf or ear and extended to the cereal plant and its grain.

Usage tips

  • The word names the cereal, while farine names the milled product and pain names the baked food made from it.

Other meanings

  • moneynoun

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