crapaud

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French crapaud (“toad”). Doublet of crappo.

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Noun

crapaud (plural crapauds)

1. (obsolete) A toad.
2. (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/

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Noun

crapaud m (plural crapauds)

1. toad

   Synonym: crapeau

2. baby grand piano
3. flaw (in a diamond)
4. (derogatory) an ugly man
5. (Louisiana) frog
6. (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

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.

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Noun

crapaud m (plural crapauds)

1. (Jersey) toad
2. (Jersey) Jerseyman
3. (Jersey) spring-tooth harrow

Synonyms

• (Jerseyman): Jèrriais

Derived terms

• crapaud d'mé (“mermaid's purse”)
• crapaûder (“to grope one's way”)
• jaune pain à crapauds (“biting stonecrop”)
• pain à crapauds (“English stonecrop”)
• p'tit crapaud (“tadpole”)