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blond

/blɔ̃/

adjective/blɔ̃/

blond (of a pale golden colour); blond (having blond hair)

From Medieval Latin blondus, of Germanic origin: probably from Frankish *blund (“a mixed color between golden and light-brown”), from Proto-Germanic *blundaz (“mixed, blinding”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ-. Compare Italian biondo, Occitan blon.

noun, masculine/blɔ̃/plural: blonds

blond (all senses)

From Medieval Latin blondus, of Germanic origin: probably from Frankish *blund (“a mixed color between golden and light-brown”), from Proto-Germanic *blundaz (“mixed, blinding”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ-. Compare Italian biondo, Occitan blon.