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bleu.

blue

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/blø/

  1. blue

    Le ciel est bleu.

  2. very rare, underdone

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French bleu, from Old French blöe, bleve, blef, bleu (“blue”), from Late Latin blāvus, from Frankish *blāu (“blue”), from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₁-, *bʰlh₁-, *bʰleh₁- (“yellow, grey, blue”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine”). Cognate with Old High German blāo (“blue”) (German blau), Dutch blauw (“blue”), Old English blāw (“blue”). More at blue.

noun/blø/

  1. the color blue

    masculine

  2. blue cheese

    masculine
    Le bleu ressemble au roquefort.

  3. rookie, new recruit, raw recruit

    masculine
    Ce soldat est un vrai bleu.

  4. bruise

    masculine
    Il est tombé et a maintenant un bleu.

  5. billiard chalk

    masculine

  6. a lightweight letter format intended for pneumatic delivery and later for airmail

    dated · masculine

  7. a supporter of the Conservative Party

    Canada · masculine

  8. a supporter of the Democratic Party

    US · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French bleu, from Old French blöe, bleve, blef, bleu (“blue”), from Late Latin blāvus, from Frankish *blāu (“blue”), from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₁-, *bʰlh₁-, *bʰleh₁- (“yellow, grey, blue”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine”). Cognate with Old High German blāo (“blue”) (German blau), Dutch blauw (“blue”), Old English blāw (“blue”). More at blue.

intj/blø/

  1. God; only used in corbleu, jarnibleu, morbleu, nom de bleu, palsambleu /parsambleu, parbleu, sacrebleu, ventrebleu, and vertubleu

    euphemistic
Where this word comes from

Euphemism for Dieu (“God”).

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