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boulanger.

baker (who bakes bread; contrast pâtissier)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/bu.lɑ̃.ʒe/

  1. baker (who bakes bread; contrast pâtissier)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French boulanger, from Old French boulanger, bolengier (“baker”), from Picard Old French boulenc (“bun-maker, bread-maker”), of Germanic origin, from Low Frankish *bollā (“bun”) + -enc (“-ing”), from Frankish *-ing (“-ing”), from Proto-Germanic *-ingaz (“-ing”).

verb/bu.lɑ̃.ʒe/

  1. To prepare and bake bread.

    rare
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French boulanger, from Old French boulanger, bolengier (“baker”), from Picard Old French boulenc (“bun-maker, bread-maker”), of Germanic origin, from Low Frankish *bollā (“bun”) + -enc (“-ing”), from Frankish *-ing (“-ing”), from Proto-Germanic *-ingaz (“-ing”).

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