froment

== Franco-Provençal == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin frūmentum. === Noun === froment m (plural froments) (ORB, broad) wheat Synonym: blât === References === froment in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca froment in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French froment, from Old French furment, from Latin frūmentum (“grain”) (via a Vulgar Latin form without a long vowel). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fʁɔ.mɑ̃/ === Noun === froment m (plural froments) wheat, specifically common wheat (Triticum aestivum) Synonym: blé tendre Hypernym: blé (dated outside Switzerland) (any) cereal (type of grass cultivated for its edible grains) ==== Related terms ==== frumentaire === Further reading === “froment”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === forment == Middle French == === Alternative forms === forment, fourment === Etymology === Inherited from Old French frument, from Latin frūmentum. === Noun === froment m (plural froments) wheat ==== Synonyms ==== blé ==== Descendants ==== French: froment →? Middle English: furment, firment, frument == Old French == === Alternative forms === ferment, formant, forment, fronment, furment === Etymology === Inherited from Latin frūmentum, from fruor (“to enjoy”). === Noun === froment oblique singular, m (oblique plural fromenz or fromentz, nominative singular fromenz or fromentz, nominative plural froment) wheat ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: froment, forment, fourmentFrench: froment→? Middle English: furment, firment, frument ⇒ Old French: fourmentéMiddle French: fromenté→ Hungarian: furmint→ Middle English: furmenteEnglish: frumenty