criquet

See also: críquet

French

Etymology

Onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁi.kɛ/

• criquet

  (file)

Noun

criquet m (plural criquets)

1. locust (insect)

Synonyms

• (Louisiana, Cajun French, Acadian) cheval du diable m

Further reading

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

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Old French

Noun

criquet oblique singular, m (oblique plural criquez or criquetz, nominative singular criquez or criquetz, nominative plural criquet)

1. locust (insect)