ouaouaron
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French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Probably from Wyandot ouaron (“big frog”); probably an onomatopoeia based on the croaking of this particular frog.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wa.wa.ʁɔ̃/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /wa.wa.ʁɔ̃/ ~ /wɑ.wɑ.ʁɔ̃/, /wɔ.wɔ.ʁɔ̃/
- (Louisiana) IPA(key): /wa.wa.ɾɔ̃/, /war.wa.ɾɔ̃/, /wa.ɾa.ɾɔ̃/
- Rhymes: -ɔ̃
- Homophones: ouaouarons, wawaron, wawarons
Noun
ouaouaron m (plural ouaouarons)
- (North America) bullfrog
- Synonyms: grenouille mugissante f, grenouille-taureau f
- (Louisiana) frog
- Synonyms: grenouille f, raine f (Louisiana or obsolete)
Descendants
Further reading
- “ouaouaron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
- Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN)
Louisiana Creole
Etymology
From French ouaouaron (“bullfrog”).
Noun
ouaouaron
References
- Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales