Etymology

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le · article1

  1. French · borrowed fromle“the”
  2. English todayle

Borrowed from French le (“the”). Popularized especially by the expression le sigh.

le · preposition2

  1. Old French · derived fromlez“side”
  2. English todayle

borrowed from Old French lez (“side”).

Le · proper noun3

* As a Chinese surname: ** Mandarin form of the surname 樂 /乐, ** Mandarin form of the surname 勒, ** variant of Li, ** variant Romanization of the surname 呂 /吕 (lǚ), compare Lu. * As a Vietnamese surname, variant of Lê and Lệ.

Words from the same roots

Frenchle all →

zydecoLe Centerlemoynitele sigh

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