fretin

Diminutive form of Old French frait, fret, past participle of fraindre (“to break”).

• IPA^(key): /fʁə.tɛ̃/

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fretin m (plural fretins)

1. fry (young fish)

• menu fretin

• “fretin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• firent