maringouin

French

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Guaraní mbarigui

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ʁɛ̃.ɡwɛ̃/

Noun

maringouin m (plural maringouins)

1. gallinipper
2. (Quebec, Louisiana) mosquito

Synonyms

• cousin
• moustique

Further reading

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