loup
Meaning
- wolf
- bass (fish)
- mask, eyemask
- flaw
Frequency
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/lu/
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French loup, from an old western dialectal variant lou of Old French leu and reformed analogically from the feminine louve from Latin lupus (“wolf”). Cognate with Italian lupo; Portuguese and Spanish lobo.
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