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gerbe

Pronunciation: /ʒɛʁb/

“gerbe” is a French word. Its 6 meanings in English:

noun

  1. sheaf (of wheat)
  2. spray, bouquet (of flowers)
  3. collection, anthology (of pieces of literature)
  4. garb
  5. tithe on crops under the Ancien Régime
  6. puke, throw up (vomit)

In French

  1. Botte de céréales, où les épis sont disposés d’un même côté.
  2. Faisceau, fr.
  3. Ensemble de choses; collection.
  4. Expulsion de gaz évoquant la forme d'une gerbe.
  5. Recueil de morceaux de littérature, de pensées.
  6. Dîme sur les moissons, prélevée sous l’Ancien Régime.
  7. Envie de vomir; Vomi.

Etymology

From Middle French gerbe, garbe, from Old French jarbe, garbe, borrowed from Frankish *garbā (“sheaf”).

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