haridelle

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French harer, from hare, from Frankish *hara.

Pronunciation

  • (aspirated h) IPA(key): /a.ʁi.dɛl/
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Noun

haridelle f (plural haridelles)

  1. nag (pejorative term for horse)
    • 1894, Crafty, À travers Paris, page 34:
      Le cheval de Don Quichotte, Rossinante elle-même, a galopé une fois en sa vie : les malheureuses haridelles dont on trafique sur le marché renouvellent plus souvent cet exploit miraculeux.
      Don Quixote's horse, Rocinante herself, galloped once in her life: the unfortunate nags trafficked in the market repeat this miraculous feat more often.

Descendants

  • ⇒? English: harridan

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