luciole
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian lucciola.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
luciole f (plural lucioles)
- firefly
- 1975, Yves Simon (lyrics and music), “Raconte-toi”:
- Envoie toutes sortes de messages / Aux inconnus et lucioles de passage
- Send all sorts of messages / To passing strangers and fireflies
Further reading edit
- “luciole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.