hanneton
French
Etymology
From Middle French hanneton, from Old French haneton, from Frankish *hano (“rooster”), from Proto-Germanic *hanô; + -et + -on.
Pronunciation
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /an.tɔ̃/
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Noun
hanneton m (plural hannetons)
- cockchafer, June bug (US)
- (figuratively) scatterbrain
Derived terms
- ne pas être piqué des hannetons
Descendants
- → Norman: hanneton
Further reading
- “hanneton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from French hanneton, from Frankish *hano (“rooster”).
Noun
hanneton m (plural hannetons)
- (Jersey) cockchafer, May bug