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/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ab
Noun
crabe m (plural crabes)
- crab
- (informal) cancer
Derived terms
- coquillier-crabier
- crabier
- crabier à ventre roux
- crabier blanc
- crabier bois
- crabier caiot
- crabier chevelu
- crabier commun
- crabier de Gray
- crabier de Mahon
- crabier grosse tête
- crabier-radar
- crochet à crabes
- en crabe
- grand crabier blanc
- héron crabier
- héron crabier chevelu
- macaque crabier
- marcher en crabe
- panier de crabes
- phoque crabier
- pince à crabes
- renard crabier
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)
- (Jersey) (edible) crab
- (Jersey) louse
- Synonyms: bliu, poux
Derived terms
- crabe à co (“crayfish”)
- crabe grégeaise (“lady crab”)
- rouoge crabe (“wrinkled crab”)
- vèrte crabe (“shore crab”)