crapaud

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French crapaud (“toad”).

Noun

crapaud (plural crapauds)

(obsolete) A toad.
(derogatory, ethnic slur, offensive, slang) A French person.

Derived terms

Johnny Crapaud

Related terms

frog

See also

crapaudine

French

Etymology

Probably from Frankish *krappō, *krappa (“hook”) (because of a toad’s hooked feet) +‎ -aud. Compare Catalan gripau, Occitan grapaut.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʁa.po/
Audio (file)

Noun

crapaud m (plural crapauds)

toad
baby grand piano
flaw (in a diamond)
(Louisiana) frog
(Louisiana, slang) booger

Synonyms

(toad): crapeau

Derived terms

crapaudine

Coordinate terms

grenouille (“frog”)

Descendants

English: crapaud

Further reading

“crapaud” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman

Etymology

Of Germanic origins.

Pronunciation

Audio (Jersey) (file)

Noun

crapaud m (plural crapauds)

(Jersey) toad
(Jersey) Jerseyman
(Jersey) spring-tooth harrow

Synonyms

(Jerseyman): Jèrriais

Derived terms

crapaud d'mé (“mermaid's purse”)
crapaûder (“to grope one's way”)
jaune pain à crapauds (“biting stonecrop”)
pain à crapauds (“English stonecrop”)
p'tit crapaud (“tadpole”)

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