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noun, masculine

froment

/fʁɔ.mɑ̃/

noun, masculine/fʁɔ.mɑ̃/plural: froments

wheat, specifically common wheat (Triticum aestivum); (any) cereal (type of grass cultivated for its edible grains)

Synonyms: blé tendre

Inherited from Middle French froment, from Old French furment, from Latin frūmentum (“grain”) (via a Vulgar Latin form without a long vowel).