"balai" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ba.lɛ/ Audio: Fr-balai.ogg Forms: balais [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French balain (“bundle of broom”), from Middle Breton balain, balazn, from Old Breton balan or Gaulish *balano-, from Proto-Celtic *banatlo- (“broom plant”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|balain||bundle of broom|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French balain (“bundle of broom”), {{inh+|fr|fro|balain||bundle of broom}} Inherited from Old French balain (“bundle of broom”), {{der|fr|xbm|balain}} Middle Breton balain, {{m|xbm|balazn}} balazn, {{der|fr|obt|balan}} Old Breton balan, {{der|fr|cel-gau|*balano-}} Gaulish *balano-, {{der|fr|cel-pro|*banatlo-||broom plant}} Proto-Celtic *banatlo- (“broom plant”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} balai m (plural balais)
  1. broom Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Cleaning
    Sense id: en-balai-fr-noun-EAoH0eQ2 Disambiguation of Cleaning: 51 26 2 3 3 11 4
  2. broomstick flown by witches Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-balai-fr-noun-3x2PCE5Z Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 10 48 27 2 2 10 2
  3. (colloquial) the last bus or train (at night) Tags: colloquial, masculine
    Sense id: en-balai-fr-noun-UUkUznSE
  4. tail (of a bird of prey) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-balai-fr-noun-WL66fV9W
  5. brush (electrical contact) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-balai-fr-noun-R4kQAPlA
  6. blade (of windscreen wiper) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-balai-fr-noun-X2kX1ciM
  7. (slang) year (used in referring to someone’s age) Tags: masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-balai-fr-noun-lKEmBVZE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: avoir un balai dans le cul, con comme un balai, donner un coup de balai, du balai, fou comme un balai, manche à balai, voiture-balai

Inflected forms

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