grenouille

French

Common frog, Ariège, France

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French (g)renouille, from Old French (g)renoille, from Vulgar Latin *rānucula, diminutive from Latin rāna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁə.nuj/

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Noun

grenouille f (plural grenouilles)

1. frog

   Synonym: (obsolete) raine

Coordinate terms

• crapaud

 

Derived terms

• grenouille de bénitier
• grenouille-taureau
• mangeur de grenouilles

 

Further reading

• “grenouille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• “grenouille” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.