marchand de sable

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Jump to navigation Jump to search

French[edit]

French Wikipedia has an article on:

marchand de sable (folklore)

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /maʁ.ʃɑ̃ d(ə) sabl/

Noun[edit]

marchand de sable m (plural marchands de sable)

(folklore) sandman
Le marchand de sable est passé. ― The sandman passed.

Usage notes[edit]

Not to be confused with marchand de sommeil (“slumlord”).

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=marchand_de_sable&oldid=68494847"