"bla-bla" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [French]

IPA: /bla.bla/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-bla-bla.wav
Etymology: The word is given as onomatopoeic or possibly related to blaguer by le Trésor de la langue française. It appears in the French language in 1945 and could also be a borrowing from earlier English blah. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|blaguer}} blaguer, {{m|en|blah}} blah Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|#|+|pqual=traditional|pqual2=post-1990 spelling}} bla-bla m (plural (traditional) bla-bla or (post-1990 spelling) bla-blas) Forms: bla-bla [plural, traditional], bla-blas [error-unknown-tag, plural]
  1. blah, chit-chat, meaningless talk intended to deceive Tags: masculine
    Sense id: bla-bla-fr-noun-0pMEtLu4 Synonyms: baratin, blabla, bla bla, bla bla bla, bla-bla-bla, blablabla Derived forms: blablater

Noun [Norwegian]

Head templates: {{head|no|nouns}} bla-bla
  1. blah
    Sense id: bla-bla-no-noun-i33xQ9kc

Interjection [Romanian]

Etymology: From French bla-bla. Etymology templates: {{bor|ro|fr|bla-bla}} French bla-bla Head templates: {{head|ro|interjection}} bla-bla
  1. blah, chit-chat
    Sense id: bla-bla-ro-intj-dRoHhPcm

Noun [Spanish]

Head templates: {{es-noun|m|-}} bla-bla m (uncountable)
  1. Alternative spelling of blablablá Tags: alt-of, alternative, masculine, uncountable Alternative form of: blablablá
    Sense id: bla-bla-es-noun-BiilG8yc

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "bla bla bla"
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