crapaud
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French crapaud (“toad”). Doublet of crappo.
Pronunciation
Noun
crapaud (plural crapauds)
Derived terms
See also
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French crapaud, from Old French crapaut, crapot (“frog, toad”), from Frankish *krappō, *krappa (“hook, claw”) (because of a toad's hooked feet) + -aud. Compare Catalan gripau, Occitan grapaut. Displaced Old French froiz (“toad”), from Old Norse frauðr (“frog”).
Pronunciation
Noun
crapaud m (plural crapauds)
- toad
- Synonym: crapeau
- baby grand piano
- flaw (in a diamond)
- (derogatory) an ugly man
- (Louisiana) frog
- (Cajun, slang) booger
Coordinate terms
- grenouille (“frog”)
Derived terms
- crapaud buffle
- crapaud commun
- crapaudine
- la bave du crapaud n'atteint pas la blanche colombe
- maison de crapaud
Descendants
Further reading
- “crapaud”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
- “crapaud” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.
Norman
Etymology
Of Germanic origins.
Pronunciation
Noun
crapaud m (plural crapauds)
Synonyms
- (Jerseyman): Jèrriais
Derived terms
- crapaud d'mé (“mermaid's purse”)
- crapaûder (“to grope one's way”)
- jaune pain à crapauds (“biting stonecrop”)
- pain à crapauds (“English stonecrop”)
- p'tit crapaud (“tadpole”)