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/pɛ̃/
Translation
bread
Word origin
From Latin panis ('bread'). The English 'pantry' and 'companion' (literally one who shares bread) derive from the same root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- panis
- English cognates
- pantry, companion
Grammar
Examples
boulangerie.
I am going to buy fresh bread at the bakery.
.
Country bread is my favourite with cheese.
tous .
He eats bread and butter every morning.
' , .
This bread is not very fresh any more, it is hard.
, racheter .
We have finished the bread, we need to buy more tomorrow.
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