feu follet

French

Etymology

From feu (“fire”) +‎ follet (“sprite”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fø fɔ.lɛ/

Noun

feu follet m (plural feux follets)

1. atmospheric ghost light

   Synonym: flammerole

2. (folklore) will-o'-the-wisp

   Hypernym: follet

   Hyponym: ma troi

Further reading

• “follet” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
• “follet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.