crabe

French

Etymology

From a Norman dialect (compare Jèrriais crabe), partly from Old Norse krabbi and partly from Middle Dutch crabbe, both from Proto-Germanic *krabbô. Cognate with Old English crabba (“crab; crayfish”). More at crab.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁab/

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• Rhymes: -ab

Noun

crabe m (plural crabes)

1. crab
2. (informal) cancer

Derived terms

• crabier
• crochet à crabes
• en crabe
• marcher en crabe
• panier de crabes
• pince à crabes

Further reading

• “crabe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• berça, cabre, cabré

Norman

Alternative forms

• crabbe (Guernsey)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse krabbi.

Noun

crabe f (plural crabes)

1. (Jersey) (edible) crab
2. (Jersey) louse

   Synonyms: bliu, poux

Derived terms

• crabe à co (“crayfish”)
• crabe grégeaise (“lady crab”)
• rouoge crabe (“wrinkled crab”)
• vèrte crabe (“shore crab”)