crapaud

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French crapaud (“toad”). Doublet of crappo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɹæpəʊ/ === Noun === crapaud (plural crapauds) (obsolete) A toad. (derogatory, ethnic slur, offensive, slang) A French person. ==== Derived terms ==== Johnny Crapaud ==== See also ==== crapaudine == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French crapaud, from Old French crapaut, crapot (“frog, toad”), from Frankish *krappō, *krappa (“hook, claw”) (because of a toad's hooked feet) + -aud. Compare Catalan gripau, Occitan grapaut. Displaced Old French froiz (“toad”), from Old Norse frauðr (“frog”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kʁa.po/ === Noun === crapaud m (plural crapauds) toad Synonym: crapeau baby grand piano flaw (in a diamond) (derogatory) an ugly man (Louisiana) frog (Cajun, slang) booger ==== Coordinate terms ==== grenouille (“frog”) ==== Derived terms ==== crapaud buffle crapaud commun crapaudine la bave du crapaud n'atteint pas la blanche colombe maison de crapaud ==== Descendants ==== → English: crapaud → Guyanese Creole English: crappo → English: crappo Haitian Creole: krapo Mauritian Creole: krapo Seychellois Creole: krapo === Further reading === “crapaud”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 “crapaud” in Dico en ligne Le Robert. == Norman == === Etymology === Of Germanic origins. === Pronunciation === === Noun === crapaud m (plural crapauds) (Jersey) toad (Jersey) Jerseyman (Jersey) spring-tooth harrow ==== Synonyms ==== (Jerseyman): Jèrriais ==== Derived terms ====