pieuvre
Meaning
octopus
Frequency
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pjœvʁ/
Etymology
From Guernsey Norman pieuvre (introduced or popularised by Victor Hugo; cf. also Old Northern French puerve). Ultimately from Latin polypūs, from Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous, “several feet”). Doublet of poulpe.
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