freux

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French freux, freu, from Old French fru, frox (“rook”), from Frankish *hrōk (“rook”), from Proto-Germanic *hrōkaz (“rook, crow”). Cognate with Old English hrōc (“rook”). More at rook.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʁø/

Noun

freux m (plural freux)

1. rook (bird)

   Synonym: grolle

Derived terms

• corbeau freux

See also

• corbeau

Further reading

• “freux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.