Etymology

Cap Ferret

Today it means: A cape in Lège-Cap-Ferret, Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Metropolitan France, France, separating Arcachon Bay, Gascony, from the Atlantic Full definition →

French cap Ferret
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  1. French · borrowed fromcap Ferret
  2. English todayCap Ferret

Unadapted borrowing from French cap Ferret, from cap (“cape”) + ferret, from fer (“iron”).

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