bas-bleu

See also: basbleu

French

Alternative forms

• bas bleu

Etymology

Calque of English bluestocking.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.blø/, /bɑ.blø/

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Noun

bas-bleu m (plural bas-bleus)

1. (dated, derogatory) bluestocking

Derived terms

• bas-bleuisme

Descendants

• → English: basbleu
• → Italian: bas-bleu

Further reading

• “bas-bleu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• bas-bleuisme on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bas-bleu.

Noun

bas-bleu f (invariable)

1. bluestocking