gripau

Catalan

Alternative forms

• gripal, grapal

Etymology

Unknown derivation, possibly from Occitan grapaut or French crapaud, which both likely derived from Frankish *krappō (“hook”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ɡɾiˈpaw]

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Noun

gripau m (plural gripaus)

1. toad

   Synonym: calàpet

2. goldsinny wrasse (Ctenolabrus rupestris)

Derived terms

• gripau d'esperons

See also

• capgròs
• cullerot
• granota

Further reading

• “gripau” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “gripau”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024