cerf-volant
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French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cerf-volant m (plural cerfs-volants)
- stag beetle
- kite (toy)
- (geometry) kite
Usage notes[edit]
Often used in puns because it is a homophone of cerveau lent (“slow brain”).
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “cerf-volant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.