luciole

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian lucciola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ly.sjɔl/

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Noun

luciole f (plural lucioles)

1. firefly
   • 1975, Yves Simon (lyrics and music), “Raconte-toi”:

     Envoie toutes sortes de messages / Aux inconnus et lucioles de passage

     Send all sorts of messages / To passing strangers and fireflies

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• couille