poulpe

English

Alternative forms

poulp

Etymology

Borrowed from French poulpe. Doublet of polyp.

Noun

poulpe (plural poulpes)

(archaic) An octopus.

Anagrams

pupelo

French

Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from Latin polypūs, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous). Doublet of polype and pieuvre.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pulp/
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Noun

poulpe m (plural poulpes)

an octopus

Synonyms

pieuvre

Further reading

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

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