croque-mitaine
See also: croquemitaine
French
Etymology
"The mitten biter," from croque (“bite, crunch”) + mitaine (“mitten”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʁɔk.mi.tɛn/
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Noun
croque-mitaine m (plural croque-mitaines)
- bogeyman (menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories)
Further reading
- “croque-mitaine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- Edouard Brasey, L'encyclopédie du merveilleux, T3 : Des peuples de l'ombre, Le Pré aux Clercs, 2006, pp. 14–16.
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from French croque-mitaine.
Noun
croque-mitaine m (plural croque-mitaines)
- (Jersey) bogeyman
Synonyms
- barbou