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