blette

See also: b'lette

Bourbonnais-Berrichon

Noun

blette f

1. beet

French

blettes

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blɛt/

Etymology 1

From a blend of Latin bēta (“beet; pear”) and blitum (“kind of spinach”).

Noun

blette f (plural blettes)

1. Swiss chard

   Synonym: bette

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

blette

1. feminine singular of blet

Further reading

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