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gerbe.

sheaf (of wheat)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʒɛʁb/

  1. sheaf (of wheat)

    feminine

  2. spray, bouquet (of flowers)

    feminine

  3. collection, anthology (of pieces of literature)

    feminine

  4. garb

    feminine

  5. tithe on crops under the Ancien Régime

    feminine · historical
Where this word comes from

From Middle French gerbe, garbe, from Old French jarbe, garbe, borrowed from Frankish *garbā (“sheaf”).

noun/ʒɛʁb/

  1. puke, throw up (vomit)

    feminine · slang · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from gerber.

verb/ʒɛʁb/

  1. inflection of gerber: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of gerber: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

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