salicoque

French

Etymology

A word of Norman origin, composed of salir, a dialectal variant of saillir (= jump) and of coque (= shell).

Pronunciation

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Noun

salicoque f (plural salicoques)

1. shrimp

Further reading

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