blague – French noun declension

French noun forms of blague

Noun: blague
Gender: f Hyphenation:
Singular fblague
Plural fblagues

Sample Sentences

  • Il me fit partager sa soupe et, comme après je lui offrais ma blague à tabac, il me dit qu'il ne fumait pas. (The Man Who Planted Trees) [1953, Jean Giono, L'homme qui plantait des arbres [The Man Who Planted Trees]:]

Etymology

18th century, from Dutch balg. The sense “joke” (ca. 1800) from the notion of something puffed up, hence vain, fanciful. See: Dutch Nouns 'balg'.

Verbs referencing "blague"

English Nouns blague, Italian Nouns blaga.

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