garou

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See also: garo ū

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡa.ʁu/
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Etymology 1

From Middle French garou, from Old French garoul, garwaf, garval, garvalf, wareul (werewolf), from Frankish *werwolf (werewolf), from Proto-Germanic *werawulfaz.

Noun

garou m (plural garous)

  1. (archaic) werewolf
  2. (in combination) were-. Used like a suffix.
    lapin-garou : were‐rabbit

Etymology 2

Alternative form of garoupe

Noun

garou m (plural garous)

  1. daphne, any Daphne species, particularly the spurge olive(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{vern}} with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.) Daphne mezereum as well as Cneorum tricoccon and the flax-leaved daphne Daphne gnidium(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{taxlink}} with {{taxfmt}} if already defined. Add nomul=1 if not defined.)
Descendants
  • German: Garourinde

Further reading