crapaud

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French crapaud (“toad”).

Noun

crapaud (plural crapauds)

1. (obsolete) A toad.
2. (derogatory, ethnic slur, offensive, slang) A French person.

Derived terms

• Johnny Crapaud

Related terms

• frog

See also

• crapaudine

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French

Etymology

Probably from Frankish *krappō, *krappa (“hook”) (because of a toad’s hooked feet) +‎ -aud. Compare Catalan gripau, Occitan grapaut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁa.po/

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Noun

crapaud m (plural crapauds)

1. toad
2. baby grand piano
3. flaw (in a diamond)
4. (Louisiana) frog
5. (Cajun, slang) booger

Synonyms

• (toad): crapeau

Derived terms

• crapaudine

Coordinate terms

• grenouille (“frog”)

Descendants

• English: crapaud

Further reading

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

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Norman

Etymology

Of (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  origins.

Pronunciation

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Noun

crapaud m (plural crapauds)

1. (Jersey) toad
2. (Jersey) Jerseyman
3. (Jersey) spring-tooth harrow

Synonyms

• (Jerseyman): Jèrriais

Derived terms

• crapaud d'mé (“mermaid's purse”)
• crapaûder (“to grope one's way”)
• jaune pain à crapauds (“biting stonecrop”)
• pain à crapauds (“English stonecrop”)
• p'tit crapaud (“tadpole”)