"bla-bla" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /bla.bla/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-bla-bla.wav Forms: bla-bla [plural, traditional], bla-blas [error-unknown-tag, plural]
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. Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|#|+|pqual=traditional|pqual2=post-1990 spelling}} bla-bla m (plural (traditional) bla-bla or (post-1990 spelling) bla-blas)
  1. blah, chit-chat, meaningless talk intended to deceive Tags: masculine Synonyms: baratin, blabla, bla bla, bla bla bla, bla-bla-bla, blablabla Derived forms: blablater
    Sense id: en-bla-bla-fr-noun-0pMEtLu4 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "blabla"
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    {
      "word": "bla bla"
    },
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      "word": "bla bla bla"
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    },
    {
      "word": "blablabla"
    }
  ],
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}

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