écureuil

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French escureul, escuirel, escurel, from Old French escurel from Late Latin *scūriolus, diminutive of *scūrius, variant of Classical Latin sciūrus, from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ky.ʁœj/

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• (Louisiana) IPA^(key): [e.ky.ɾœj], [e.ki.ɾœj], [ze.ky.ɾœj], [ze.ki.ɾœj], [ki.ɾœj], [zi.ki.ɾœj], [zi.ki.ɾej], [ze.ki.ɾej]

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• Homophone: écureuils
• Hyphenation: é‧cu‧reuil

Noun

écureuil m (plural écureuils, feminine écureuille)

1. squirrel

Derived terms

• écureuil d'Eurasie
• écureuil gris
• écureuil occidental
• écureuil roux

Further reading

• “écureuil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.