oiseau-mouche
French
editEtymology
editFrom oiseau (“bird”) + mouche (“fly (insect)”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editoiseau-mouche m (plural oiseaux-mouches)
- hummingbird (any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae)
- Synonym: colibri
Further reading
edit- “oiseau-mouche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.