Masculine

crapaud

Meaning

Concepts

(masculine) toad
(masculine) baby grand piano
(masculine) flaw (in a diamond)
(derogatory, masculine) an ugly man
(Louisiana, masculine) frog
(masculine, slang) booger

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kʁa.po/

Inherited from Middle French

Inherited from Old French

Cognate with Catalan

Cognate with Occitan

In summary

Inherited from Middle French crapaud, from Old French crapaut, crapot (“frog, toad”), from Frankish *krappō, *krappa (“hook, claw”) (because of a toad's hooked feet) + -aud. Compare Catalan gripau, Occitan grapaut. Displaced Old French froiz (“toad”), from Old Norse frauðr (“frog”).