gerfaut

French

Etymology

From Middle French girfaus, from Old French gir (“vulture”) (a borrowing from Old High German gir) + faus, singular form of faucon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒɛʁ.fo/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ger‧faut

Noun

gerfaut m (plural gerfauts)

  1. gyrfalcon

Further reading

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