bleu, blanc et rouge
English edit
Etymology edit
From French bleu, blanc et rouge (literally “blue, white and red”).
Proper noun edit
bleu, blanc, et rouge
- (Quebec, ice hockey) The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club.
- 2012, Curt Smith, Mercy!: A Celebration of Fenway Park's Centennial Told Through Red Sox Radio and TV:
- Nashville Predators Voice Pete Weber says of hockey's bleu, blanc et rouge, “Montreal Canadiens fans care too much.”
- 2015, Jon Waldman, He Shoots, He Saves: The Story of Hockey's Collectable Treasures[1]:
- Hitting the NHL during the 1985–86 season, he not only debuted in the famed bleu, blanc, et rouge but guided the squad to Lord Stanley's Cup.
See also edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Phrase edit
- the colors of the French flag
- (Quebec) Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club