Masculine
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crabe

Meaning

  1. (masculine) crab
  2. (informal, masculine) cancer

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kʁab/
Etymology

In summary

From a Norman dialect (compare Jèrriais crabe), partly from Old Norse krabbi and partly from Middle Dutch crabbe, both from Proto-Germanic *krabbô. Cognate with Old English crabba (“crab; crayfish”). More at crab.

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