"lait" meaning in French

See lait in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lɛ/, /le/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Ltrlg-lait.wav Forms: laits [plural]
Rhymes: -e Etymology: Inherited from Old French lait, from Late Latin lactem, from Latin lac, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵlákts. Compare Occitan lach, lait. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|lait|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French lait, {{inh+|fr|fro|lait}} Inherited from Old French lait, {{inh|fr|LL.|lactis|lactem}} Late Latin lactem, {{inh|fr|la|lac}} Latin lac, {{inh|fr|ine-pro|*ǵlákts}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵlákts, {{cog|oc|lach|lach, lait}} Occitan lach, lait Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|~}} lait m (countable and uncountable, plural laits)
  1. (uncountable) milk Tags: masculine, uncountable Categories (topical): Milk
    Sense id: en-lait-fr-noun-iCXnZTD4 Disambiguation of Milk: 52 28 20
  2. (countable, informal) an individual serving of milk Tags: countable, informal, masculine
    Sense id: en-lait-fr-noun-zs7mw2cW Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 6 87 6
  3. (uncountable, slang) milk, semen Tags: masculine, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lait-fr-noun-Zj4B2Zid
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: lact-, lacto-, lacté, laiteux, laitier, laitue

Inflected forms

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      "word": "lait de coco"
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      "word": "lait de poule"
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      "word": "lait d’âne"
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      "word": "lait écrémé"
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      "word": "lait entier"
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      "ipa": "/le/"
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      "homophone": "lai"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "laid"
    },
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      "homophone": "laie"
    },
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      "homophone": "lé"
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    {
      "homophone": "les"
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      "homophone": "lés (e/ɛ-merger)"
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      "homophone": "legs (dated)"
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