brème

See also: breme, Breme, brême, and Brême

French

brème

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁɛm/

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• Rhymes: -ɛm

Etymology 1

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)).

Noun

brème f (plural brèmes)

1. (zoology) bream (fish of the genus Abramis)

Descendants

• → Portuguese: brema

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Likely cognate with Missouri French brindgème.

Noun

brème f (plural brèmes)

1. (Louisiana) eggplant, aubergine

   Synonyms: aubergine, (Missouri) brindgème

Further reading

• “brème”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.