fflŵr

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh fflwr, from Middle English flour (“flower, flour”), from Anglo-Norman flur, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“to thrive, bloom”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fluːr/
• Rhymes: -uːr

Noun

fflŵr m (plural fflwrau or fflwrs, not mutable)

1. (uncountable, South Wales) flour, meal

   Synonyms: blawd, can, paill

2. (countable, South Wales, colloquial) flower

   Synonym: blodyn

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “fflŵr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies