gripau
التعريفات والمعاني
== Catalan ==
=== Alternative forms ===
gripal, grapal
=== Etymology ===
Unknown derivation, possibly from Occitan grapaut or French crapaud, which both likely derived from Frankish *krappō (“hook”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ɡɾiˈpaw]
=== Noun ===
gripau m (plural gripaus)
toad
Synonym: calàpet
goldsinny wrasse (Ctenolabrus rupestris)
==== Derived terms ====
gripau d'esperons
==== See also ====
capgròs
cullerot
granota
=== Further reading ===
“gripau” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“gripau”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026