loup-garou

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French loup-garou.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌlu.ɡəˈɹuː/

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Noun

loup-garou (plural loup-garous or loups-garous)

1. A werewolf.
   • 2013, Elliott James, Pushing Luck:

     In this respect, it is always a full moon for a loup-garou. They are never more than half-sane to begin with, and they tend to become increasingly unstable over time.

See also

• loogaroo
• rougarou

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French leu garoul, a pleonastic compound of leu (“wolf”) + garoul (“werewolf”); the latter from garulf, from Frankish *werawulf. Equivalent to loup +‎ -garou.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lu.ɡa.ʁu/

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Noun

loup-garou m (plural loups-garous, feminine louve-garou)

1. werewolf

Descendants

• → English: loup-garou

Further reading

• “loup-garou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.