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

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French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bav/

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Noun

bave f (plural baves)

1. spittle, drool, dribble, slobber

Derived terms

• bavard

Verb

bave

1. first-person singular present indicative of baver
2. third-person singular present indicative of baver
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of baver
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of baver
5. second-person singular imperative of baver

Further reading

• “bave” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Italian

Noun

bave f pl

1. plural of bava

Anagrams

• beva