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bleu, blanc et rouge en · PROPN

Etymology

From French bleu, blanc et rouge (literally “blue, white and red”).

Meanings

  1. (Quebec) The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club.
    • Nashville Predators Voice Pete Weber says of hockey's bleu, blanc et rouge, “Montreal Canadiens fans care too much.” 2012, Curt Smith, Mercy!: A Celebration of Fenway Park's Centennial Told Through Red Sox Radio and TV:
    • Hitting the NHL during the 1985–86 season, he not only debuted in the famed bleu, blanc, et rouge but guided the squad to Lord Stanley's Cup. 2015, Jon Waldman, He Shoots, He Saves: The Story of Hockey's Collectable Treasures:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
blanc canonical lexicographic
et rouge canonical lexicographic
bleu canonical lexicographic

Relateds

red, white and blue