houblon
French
Etymology
From Middle French houblon, houbelon, from Middle French hoppe (“hopped beer”), probably from Middle Dutch hoppe (“hops; hopped beer”), from Old Dutch *hoppo, from Proto-Germanic *huppô (“hops”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keup (“tuft, hair of the head”), referring to the plant's appearance. Compare Old Saxon hoppo, Old High German hopfo, Middle English hoppe.
Pronunciation
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /u.blɔ̃/
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Noun
houblon m (plural houblons)
- hop (plant), hops (plant)
Derived terms
- houblonnage
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “hop”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Further reading
- “houblon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.