bave

See also: bavé

English

Noun

bave (countable and uncountable, plural baves)

  1. silkworm thread extruded as brins from the two glands and stuck together with sericin proteins

French

Etymology

From Old French beve (altered based on baver), from Vulgar Latin root *baba, of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bav/
  • (file)

Noun

bave f (plural baves)

  1. spittle, drool, dribble, slobber
    Coordinate term: salive

Derived terms

Verb

bave

  1. inflection of baver:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈba.ve/
  • Rhymes: -ave
  • Hyphenation: bà‧ve

Noun

bave f pl

  1. plural of bava

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