feu follet
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From feu (“fire”) + follet (“sprite”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
feu follet m (plural feux follets)
- atmospheric ghost light
- Synonym: flammerole
- (folklore) will-o'-the-wisp
Further reading[edit]
- “follet” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- “follet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.