gobe-mouche
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom French gobe-mouche. See gober (“to swallow whole”) and mouche (“fly”).
Noun
editFrench
editEtymology
editFrom gober (“to swallow whole”) and mouche (“fly”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgobe-mouche m (plural gobe-mouches)
- Alternative form of gobemouche (“flycatcher”)
- flytrap (plant)
- Synonym: attrape-mouche
- a naive, gullible person
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “gobe-mouche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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