pie-grièche

French

Etymology

First element is pie (“magpie”), from Latin pīca; second element usually considered to be a dialectal form of grecque (“Greek”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pi.ɡʁi.jɛʃ/

Noun

pie-grièche m (plural pies-grièches)

  1. shrike (bird)
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