crabe
French
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʁab/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ab
Noun
crabe m (plural crabes)
Derived terms
- crabier
- crochet à crabes
- en crabe
- marcher en crabe
- panier de crabes
- pince à crabes
Further reading
- “crabe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Norman
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse krabbi.
Noun
crabe f (plural crabes)
Derived terms
- crabe à co (“crayfish”)
- crabe grégeaise (“lady crab”)
- rouoge crabe (“wrinkled crab”)
- vèrte crabe (“shore crab”)