grelot
French
Etymology
From a Germanic root.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʁə.lo/
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Noun
grelot m (plural grelots)
- jingle bell, cascabel
- 1968, Serge Gainsbourg (lyrics), “Initials B.B.”, in Initials B.B., performed by Serge Gainsbourg:
- On entendait / Les clochettes d'argent / De ses poignets / Agitant ses grelots / Elle avança / Et prononça ce mot: / Alméria!
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Derived terms
- attacher le grelot
- grelotter
Descendants
- → English: grelot
Further reading
- “grelot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.