bas-bleu
See also: basbleu
French
Alternative forms
- bas bleu
Etymology
Calque of English bluestocking.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.blø/, /bɑ.blø/
Audio (file)
Noun
bas-bleu m (plural bas-bleus)
- (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)
- bluestocking