ouaouaron

French

Alternative forms

• wawaron

Etymology

Probably from Wyandot ouaron (“big frog”); probably an onomatopoeia based on the croaking of this particular frog.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.wa.ʁɔ̃/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /wa.wa.ʁɔ̃/ ~ /wɑ.wɑ.ʁɔ̃/, /wɔ.wɔ.ʁɔ̃/
• (Louisiana) IPA^(key): /wa.wa.ɾɔ̃/, /war.wa.ɾɔ̃/, /wa.ɾa.ɾɔ̃/
• Rhymes: -ɔ̃
• Homophones: ouaouarons, wawaron, wawarons

Noun

ouaouaron m (plural ouaouarons)

1. (North America) bullfrog

   Synonyms: grenouille mugissante f, grenouille-taureau f

2. (Louisiana) frog

   Synonyms: grenouille f, raine f (Louisiana or obsolete)

Descendants

• Louisiana Creole: wawaron
• → Spanish: wawarón

Further reading

• “ouaouaron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN)

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

From French ouaouaron (“bullfrog”).

Noun

ouaouaron

1. bullfrog

References

• Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales