grelot
French edit
Etymology edit
From a Germanic root.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
grelot m (plural grelots)
- jingle bell, cascabel
- 1968, “Initials B.B.”, in Serge Gainsbourg (lyrics), Initials B.B., performed by Serge Gainsbourg:
- À chaque mouvement, on entendait / Les clochettes d’argent de ses poignets / Agitant ses grelots, elle avança / Et prononça ce mot : Alméria
- With every movement, you could hear / The little silver bells on her wrists / Shaking her bells, she stepped forward / And said this word: Almería
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → English: grelot
Further reading edit
- “grelot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.