maringouin
French
Etymology
Guaraní mbarigui
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ʁɛ̃.ɡwɛ̃/
Noun
maringouin m (plural maringouins)
- gallinipper
- (Canada, Louisiana) mosquito
- Synonyms: cousin, moustique
Further reading
- “maringouin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Louisiana Creole French
Etymology
From French maringouin (“mosquito”).
Noun
maringouin
- mosquito
References
- Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales