ouaouaron

French edit

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ouaouaron

Alternative forms edit

wawaron

Etymology edit

Probably from Wyandot ouaron (“big frog”), probably an onomatopoeia based on the croaking of this particular frog.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /wa.wa.ʁɔ̃/
(Canada) IPA^(key): /wa.wa.ʁɔ̃/, /wɑ.wɑ.ʁɔ̃/, /wɔ.wɔ.ʁɔ̃/

Noun edit

ouaouaron m (plural ouaouarons)

(Canada, Quebec, Louisiana) bullfrog
Synonym: grenouille-taureau

Further reading edit

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

Louisiana Creole edit

Etymology edit

From French ouaouaron (“bullfrog”).

Noun edit

ouaouaron

bullfrog

References edit

Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

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