grillon
French
Etymology
From a crossing of gresillon and Middle French or Old French grillet (with numerous variations in French dialects; see grelet, see also grelot), probably a derivative of an early root grill- (compare Occitan grilh, Catalan grill), from Vulgar Latin *grīll(i)us, from Latin gryllus, probably from Ancient Greek γρύλλος (grúllos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʁi.jɔ̃/
grillon (file) - Rhymes: -jɔ̃
Noun
grillon m (plural grillons)
- cricket (insect)
- (cooking) culinary specialty of the West of France, made with pieces of pork fried in fat and served cold (also sometimes denotes rillettes with fatty pieces)
Derived terms
- taupe-grillon
Further reading
- “grillon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.