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Noun [Catalan]

IPA: [ˈblɛt] [Central], [ˈblət] [Balearic], [ˈblet] [Valencia] Forms: blets [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Latin blitum, from Ancient Greek βλίτον (blíton). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ca|la|blitum|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin blitum, {{inh+|ca|la|blitum}} Inherited from Latin blitum, {{der|ca|grc|βλίτον}} Ancient Greek βλίτον (blíton) Head templates: {{ca-noun|m}} blet m (plural blets)
  1. goosefoot Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Amaranths and goosefoots Derived forms: blet blanc, blet de paret, blet moll, blet pudent, blet punxent Related terms: bleda
    Sense id: en-blet-ca-noun-holIDzuv Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries

Verb [English]

IPA: /blɛt/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-blet.wav Forms: blets [present, singular, third-person], bletting [participle, present], bletted [participle, past], bletted [past]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: Borrowed from French blettir, coined by John Lindley. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|blettir}} French blettir, {{sic}} ^([sic]) Head templates: {{en-verb}} blet (third-person singular simple present blets, present participle bletting, simple past and past participle bletted)
  1. To undergo or cause to undergo bletting, a fermentation process in certain fruit beyond ripening. Wikipedia link: Bletting, John Lindley Categories (lifeform): Fruits Related terms: bletting, ripening, rotting Translations (To undergo bletting, a fermentation process in certain fruit beyond ripening): ndulket (Albanian), blettir (French)

Adjective [French]

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-blet.wav Forms: blette [feminine], blets [masculine, plural], blettes [feminine, plural]
Head templates: {{fr-adj}} blet (feminine blette, masculine plural blets, feminine plural blettes)
  1. overripe
    Sense id: en-blet-fr-adj-MsSOUXd5 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries

Interjection [Lithuanian]

Etymology: Borrowed from Russian блядь (bljadʹ). Etymology templates: {{bor+|lt|ru|блядь}} Borrowed from Russian блядь (bljadʹ) Head templates: {{head|lt|intj}} blet
  1. (vulgar) used as filler or intensifier Tags: vulgar Synonyms: bliat, ble
    Sense id: en-blet-lt-intj-fOEtq2Bs Categories (other): Lithuanian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries

Verb [Old English]

IPA: /bleːt/ Forms: blēt [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|ang|verb form|head=blēt}} blēt
  1. third-person singular present indicative of blōtan Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: blōtan
    Sense id: en-blet-ang-verb-uMWr3rFr Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Old French]

Forms: blet oblique singular or [canonical, masculine], blez [oblique, plural], bletz [oblique, plural], blez [nominative, singular], bletz [nominative, singular], blet [nominative, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Early Medieval Latin bladum. Etymology templates: {{dercat|fro|frk}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fro|la-eme|bladum|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Early Medieval Latin bladum, {{inh+|fro|la-eme|bladum}} Inherited from Early Medieval Latin bladum Head templates: {{fro-noun|m}} blet oblique singular, m (oblique plural blez or bletz, nominative singular blez or bletz, nominative plural blet)
  1. wheat, corn Synonyms: bled, blé
    Sense id: en-blet-fro-noun-5X3bhr6n Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2011, Mark Diacono, Fruit: River Cottage Handbook No.9, Bloomsbury Publishing, unnumbered page:",
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      "word": "ndulket"
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}

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