brème
French
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/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛm
Noun
brème f (plural brèmes)
Descendants
- → Portuguese: brema
Further reading
- “brème”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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