Feminine
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Grille

Meaning

  1. (feminine) cricket (insect of the family Gryllidae)
  2. (feminine) whim, strange thought, freakish or fantastical idea, spleen

Frequency

22k
Dialects

St. Gallen

St. Gallen

muhòòm

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡʁɪlə/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German grille, from Old High German grillo, probably from Latin gryllus (“grasshopper, cricket”), possibly onomatopoetic in origin, but perhaps borrowed in turn from Ancient Greek γρύλλος (grúllos, “Egyptian dance performer; painted caricature”), of unknown further origin.

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