houblon

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French houblon, houbelon, from Middle French hoppe (“hopped beer”), probably from Middle Dutch hoppe (“hops; hopped beer”), from Old Dutch *hoppo, from Proto-Germanic *huppô (“hops”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keup (“tuft, hair of the head”), referring to the plant's appearance. Compare Old Saxon hoppo, Old High German hopfo, Middle English hoppe.

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /u.blɔ̃/

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Noun

houblon m (plural houblons)

1. hop (plant), hops (plant)

Derived terms

• houblonnage

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “hop”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Further reading

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