caïeu
French, noun/ka.jø/
caïeu is spelled C-A-Ï-E-U (5 letters). Caïeu is a French masculine noun meaning “small underground bud growing in the axil of the scales of the onion of bulbous plants (gladiolus, tulip, garlic, etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petit bulbe de remplacement que produit un bulbe déjà formé et mis en terre”.
What does caïeu mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesmall underground bud growing in the axil of the scales of the onion of bulbous plants (gladiolus, tulip, garlic, etc.)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petit bulbe de remplacement que produit un bulbe déjà formé et mis en terre. 2. Fleur qui naît d’un de ces bulbes.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of caïeu
- caïeux plural
- cahïeu alternative
- cayeu alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caïeu?
- /ka.jø/
- \ka.jø\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.