glaire
French
Etymology
From Old French glaire, from Vulgar Latin *clāria, from Latin clarus (“clear”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡlɛʁ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛʁ
Noun
glaire f (plural glaires)
- (archaic) egg white, glair
- (chiefly in the plural) phlegm, mucus
Further reading
- “glaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- argile, élargi, réglai
Old French
Noun
glaire m or f
- egg white
Descendants
- → English: glair
- French: glaire