ouaouaron

== French == === Alternative forms === wawaron === Etymology === Probably from Wyandot ouaron (“big frog”); probably an onomatopoeia based on the croaking of this particular frog. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /wa.wa.ʁɔ̃/ (Canada) IPA(key): /wa.wa.ʁɔ̃/ ~ /wɑ.wɑ.ʁɔ̃/, /wɔ.wɔ.ʁɔ̃/ (Louisiana) IPA(key): /wa.wa.ɾɔ̃/, /war.wa.ɾɔ̃/, /wa.ɾa.ɾɔ̃/ Rhymes: -ɔ̃ Homophones: ouaouarons, wawaron, wawarons === Noun === ouaouaron m (plural ouaouarons) (North America, including Louisiana) bullfrog Synonyms: grenouille mugissante f, grenouille-taureau f (Louisiana, also) frog Synonyms: grenouille f, raine f (Louisiana or obsolete) ==== Descendants ==== Louisiana Creole: wawaron → Spanish: wawarón === Further reading === “ouaouaron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN) == Louisiana Creole == === Etymology === From French ouaouaron (“bullfrog”). === Noun === ouaouaron bullfrog === References === Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales