lapereau

French

Etymology

From Middle French lapereau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.pʁo/

• Audio (Paris):

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Noun

lapereau m (plural lapereaux)

1. young rabbit; bunny, kit

   Synonyms: (rare) lapineau, (Ardennes) rabiolot

Related terms

• lapin
• lapine
• lapiner

 

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• épaulera

Middle French

Alternative forms

• laperiau, lapriel

Etymology

Probably of Iberian origin (compare Portuguese láparo). See also Latin lepus, of same origin.

Noun

lapereau m (plural lapereaux)

1. young rabbit; bunny, kit

Descendants

• French: lapereau

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (lapereau, supplement)