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Franco-Provençal
Etymology
Inherited from Latin frūmentum.
Noun
froment m (plural froments) (ORB, broad)
- wheat
- Synonym: blât
References
- froment in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
- froment in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French froment, from Old French furment, from Latin frūmentum (via a Vulgar Latin form without a long vowel).
Pronunciation
Noun
froment m (plural froments)
- (dated, agriculture) wheat, bread wheat, common wheat (Triticum aestivum)
- (Switzerland) (any) cereal (type of grass cultivated for its edible grains)
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Middle French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French frument, from Latin frūmentum.
Noun
froment m (plural froments)
- wheat
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Descendants
Old French
Etymology
Inherited from Latin frūmentum, from fruor (“to enjoy”).
Noun
froment oblique singular, m (oblique plural fromenz or fromentz, nominative singular fromenz or fromentz, nominative plural froment)
- wheat
Descendants