écureuil

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French escureul, escuirel, escurel, from Old French escurel from Late Latin *scūriolus, diminutive of *scūrius, variant of Classical Latin sciūrus, from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.ky.ʁœj/ (Louisiana) IPA(key): [e.ky.ɾœj], [e.ki.ɾœj], [ze.ky.ɾœj], [ze.ki.ɾœj], [ki.ɾœj], [zi.ki.ɾœj], [zi.ki.ɾej], [ze.ki.ɾej] Homophone: écureuils Hyphenation: é‧cu‧reuil === Noun === écureuil m (plural écureuils, feminine écureuille) squirrel ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “écureuil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012