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florete

florete

Latin

Verb

flōrēte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of flōreō

Old French

Alternative forms

  • flurete (Anglo-Norman)

Etymology

flor + -ete.

Noun

florete f (oblique plural floretes, nominative singular florete, nominative plural floretes)

  1. (small) flower

Descendants


Portuguese

Etymology

From French fleuret (foil).

Pronunciation

  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /flo.ˈɾe.te/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /flu.ˈɾe.tɨ/
  • Hyphenation: flo‧re‧te

Noun

florete m (plural floretes)

  1. (fencing) foil

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Spanish

Noun

florete m (plural floretes)

  1. (fencing) foil