grenouille
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French grenouille, from Old French grenoille, alteration of renoille, from Vulgar Latin *rānucula, diminutive of rāna. The initial g- may be due to the influence of words that imitate the sound of an animal, (compare Latin grāculus, grācillāre), or from a crossing with Gaulish craxaulus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
grenouille f (plural grenouilles)
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Further reading edit
- “grenouille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- “grenouille” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.