mascaret
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Occitan mascaret (“steer with a mottled face”). The appearance of the tidal bore was thought to resemble a herd of stampeding cattle.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
mascaret m (plural mascarets)
Further reading[edit]
- “mascaret”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.