florete

== Latin == === Verb === flōrēte second-person plural present active imperative of flōreō == Old French == === Alternative forms === flurete (Anglo-Norman) === Etymology === flor +‎ -ete. === Noun === florete oblique singular, f (oblique plural floretes, nominative singular florete, nominative plural floretes) (small) flower ==== Descendants ==== → English: floret French: fleurette == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from French fleuret (“foil”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: flo‧re‧te === Noun === florete m (plural floretes) (fencing) foil ==== Related terms ==== esgrima, sabre, espada === Further reading === “florete”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “florete”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French fleuret. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /floˈɾete/ [floˈɾe.t̪e] Rhymes: -ete Syllabification: flo‧re‧te === Noun === florete m (plural floretes) (fencing) foil === Further reading === “florete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025