blé d'Inde

French edit

Etymology edit

From blé +‎ Inde. From being something similar to wheat (“blé”) that is used by the American Indians (amérindiens); ie. of India (d'Inde). From the historic European misconception that the New World, the Americas, were part of India or East Indies.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ble d‿ɛ̃d/

Noun edit

blé d’Inde m (uncountable)

(Quebec, New England, food) corn (“maize”) Synonym of maïs