croque-mitaine
See also: croquemitaine
French
Pronunciation
Noun
croque-mitaine m (plural croque-mitaines)
- bogeyman (menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories)
Further reading
- “croque-mitaine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from French croque-mitaine.
Noun
croque-mitaine m (plural croque-mitaines)
Synonyms
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