crapaud

Cra·paud
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/ˈkɹæpəʊ//kræˈpoʊ/

noun

A toad.

Similar
South American bullfrogLeptodactylus pentadactylus
OriginFrench crapaud →
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Meanings

crapaud1

nouncrapaud (plural crapauds)

plural crapauds

  1. obsoleteA toad.
  2. derogatoryethnicoffensiveslangslurA French person.

Crapaud2

proper noun
  1. A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlarge toothed frog of South America and Central America resembling the bullfrog

Similar
South American bullfrogLeptodactylus pentadactylus
Broader
frogtoadtoad frog

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Origin

crapaud · noun

  1. Frenchcrapaud“toad”
  2. Englishcrapaud

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

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Crapaud · proper noun

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with crapaud

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APA

crapaud. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crapaud

MLA

“crapaud.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crapaud. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crapaud,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crapaud.

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