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French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle French garou, from Old French garoul, garval, garvalf, garwaf, garwall (Marie de France, c. 1175, Old Northern French), guarou, guaroul, wareu, wareul, warou (“werewolf”), from Frankish *werawulf. OED suggests the French being from Old Norse vargulfr, which however occurs only in the translation of Marie's lay of Bisclavret. In sense 2, back-formation from loup-garou (“werewolf”).
Noun
garou m (plural garous)
- (archaic) werewolf
- (in combination) were- (used like a suffix)
- lapin-garou ― were-rabbit
Etymology 2
Alternative form of garoupe
Noun
garou m (plural garous)
- daphne, any plant of the species of genus Daphne, particularly spurge olive (Daphne mezereum) as well as Cneorum tricoccon and the flax-leaved daphne (Daphne gnidium)
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French garrot.
Noun
garou n (plural garouri)
- garrot
Declension