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French
Etymology
Possibly a calque of English firefly, but the evidence is not clear.
Pronunciation
Noun
mouche à feu f (plural mouches à feu)
- (North America) firefly
- Synonyms: bétaille à feu, bête à feu (Louisiana)
Further reading
- Steve Canac Marquis (1998) “À la lueur des mouches à feu”, in Québec français
- Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN)