Translation
wheat, corn
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Word origin
The origin is disputed, and the two main accounts are given below.
Other proposed origins
- Most often traced to Frankish blad ('produce of the field'), reshaped in Old French. (Frankish, blad)
- Other accounts derive it from a Gaulish word blato ('flour, meal'). (Gaulish, blato)
Grammar
Examples
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The wheat field stretches down to the river.
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The price of wheat has risen sharply since January.
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Bread is made with wheat flour.
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The farmers cut the wheat before the rain came.
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This country grows enough wheat for everybody.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 32, lesson 11: blé, domicile, mater and 7 more words.