glaire

French

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin *clarea, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin clarus (“clear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡlɛʁ/
• Rhymes: -ɛʁ

Noun

glaire f (plural glaires)

1. (archaic) egg white, glair
2. (chiefly in the plural) phlegm, mucus

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• argile, élargi, réglai

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Old French

Noun

glaire m or f

1. egg white

Descendants

• → English: glair
• French: glaire