"blet" meaning in English

See blet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /blɛt/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-blet.wav [Southern-England] 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]), {{m|fr|blette}} blette Head templates: {{en-verb}} blet (third-person singular simple present blets, present participle bletting, simple past and past participle bletted)
  1. 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)

Inflected forms

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