hanneton
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French hanneton, from Old French haneton, from Frankish *hanō (“rooster”), from Proto-Germanic *hanô; + -et + -on.
Pronunciation edit
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /an.tɔ̃/
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Noun edit
hanneton m (plural hannetons)
- cockchafer, June bug (US)
- (figuratively) scatterbrain
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Norman: hanneton
Further reading edit
- “hanneton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French hanneton, from Frankish *hano (“rooster”).
Noun edit
hanneton m (plural hannetons)