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French
Etymology
Borrowed from English kangaroo; ultimately from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru.
Pronunciation
Noun
kangourou m (plural kangourous)
- kangaroo
- (North America) hoodie
Synonyms
(hoodie): pull à capuche, sweat à capuche, hoodie, coton-ouaté
Descendants
Further reading
Seychellois Creole
Etymology
Borrowed from French kangourou, English kangaroo.
Noun
kangourou
- kangaroo
Ou lizye i ron parey lizye kongoulou.- Your eyes are round, like the eyes of a kangaroo.
References
- Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français
- Seychelles Creole vocabulary. In: Haspelmath, M. & Tadmor, U. (eds.) World Loanword Database. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.