French edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Possibly a calque of English firefly, but the evidence is not clear.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /mu.ʃ‿a fø/
  • (file)

Noun edit

mouche à feu f (plural mouches à feu)

  1. (Louisiana, Cajun, Quebec, Acadia) firefly

Further reading edit

  • Steve Canac Marquis (1998) “À la lueur des mouches à feu”, in Québec français[1]