gripau

Catalan

Etymology

Unknown derivation, possibly from Occitan grapaut or French crapaud, which both likely derived from Frankish *krappō (“hook”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ɡɾiˈpaw/

Noun

gripau m (plural gripaus)

1. toad
2. goldsinny wrasse (Ctenolabrus rupestris)

See also

• capgròs
• cullerot
• granota

Further reading

• “gripau” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “gripau” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.

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