brème

See also: breme, Breme, brême, and Brême

French

brème

Etymology

Inherited from Old French braisme, from Frankish *brahsima (compare Dutch brasem), from West Germanic *brahsmō, from Proto-Germanic *brahsmǭ, *brahsinō, *brahsmaz (bream), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *brehwanaz (shining, glittery, sparkly), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerek- (to shine) (see English braid (verb)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁɛm/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛm

Noun

brème f (plural brèmes)

  1. (zoology) bream (fish of the genus Abramis)
  2. (Louisiana) eggplant, aubergine
    Synonym: aubergine

Descendants

  • Portuguese: brema

Further reading

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