luciole
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian lucciola.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ly.sjɔl/
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Noun
luciole f (plural lucioles)
- firefly
- 1975, Yves Simon (lyrics and music), “Raconte-toi”:
- Envoie toutes sortes de messages / Aux inconnus et lucioles de passage
- Send all sorts of messages / To passing strangers and fireflies
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Further reading
- “luciole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- couille