"blé d'Inde" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ble d‿ɛ̃d/ Forms: blé d’ Inde [canonical, masculine]
Etymology: From blé + Inde. From being something similar to wheat (“blé”) that is used by the American Indians (amérindiens); ie. of India (d'Inde). From the historic European misconception that the New World, the Americas, were part of India or East Indies. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|blé|Inde}} blé + Inde Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|-}} blé d’Inde m (uncountable)
  1. (Quebec, New England, food) corn (“maize”) Synonym of maïs Tags: New-England, Quebec, uncountable
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