froment

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Franco-Provençal

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin frūmentum.

Noun

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froment m (plural froments) (ORB, broad)

  1. wheat
    Synonym: blât

References

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  • froment in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
  • froment in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French froment, from Old French furment, from Latin frūmentum (via a Vulgar Latin form without a long vowel).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fʁɔ.mɑ̃/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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froment m (plural froments)

  1. (dated, agriculture) wheat, bread wheat, common wheat (Triticum aestivum)
  2. (Switzerland) (any) cereal (type of grass cultivated for its edible grains)

Hypernyms

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Middle French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French frument, from Latin frūmentum.

Noun

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froment m (plural froments)

  1. wheat

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • French: froment
  • ? Middle English: furment, firment, frument

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin frūmentum, from fruor (to enjoy).

Noun

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froment oblique singularm (oblique plural fromenz or fromentz, nominative singular fromenz or fromentz, nominative plural froment)

  1. wheat

Descendants

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