garou

See also: garo ū

French

Etymology

From Middle French garou, from Old French garoul, garwaf, garval, garvalf, wareul (“werewolf”), from Old Frankish *werwolf (“werewolf”), from Proto-Germanic *weraz (“man”) + Proto-Germanic *wulfaz (“wolf”). Cognate with Old High German werwolf (“werewolf”), Old English werwulf (“werewolf”). More at werewolf.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡa.ʁu/
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Noun

garou m (plural garous)

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

Further reading

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

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