Etymology

crapaud

Cra·paud
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Today it means: A toad. Full definition →

French crapaud
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crapaud · noun1

  1. French · borrowed fromcrapaud“toad”
  2. English todaycrapaud

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

Crapaud · proper noun2

Derived from the French toponym Rivière aux Crapauds, the name of which derives in turn from the term crapaud de mer (“eel, anguilliform”).

Words from the same roots

Frenchcrapaud all →

crappo

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