bave

See also: bavé

English

Noun

bave (countable and uncountable, plural baves)

1. silkworm thread extruded as brins from the two glands and stuck together with sericin proteins

French

Etymology

From Old French beve (altered based on baver), from Vulgar Latin root *baba, of imitative origin. Compare Portuguese baba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bav/

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Noun

bave f (plural baves)

1. spittle, drool, dribble, slobber

   Coordinate term: salive

Derived terms

• bavard
• la bave du crapaud n’atteint pas la blanche colombe

Verb

bave

1. inflection of baver:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.ve/
• Rhymes: -ave
• Hyphenation: bà‧ve

Noun

bave f pl

1. plural of bava

Anagrams

• beva