kangourou

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English kangaroo; ultimately from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɑ̃.ɡu.ʁu/
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Noun

kangourou m (plural kangourous)

  1. kangaroo
  2. (North America) hoodie

Synonyms

(hoodie): pull à capuche, sweat à capuche, hoodie, coton-ouaté

Descendants

  • Basque: kanguru
  • Corsican: canguru
  • Italian: canguro
  • Khmer: កង់ហ្គូរូ (kɑngguuruu)
  • Polish: kangur
  • Romanian: cangur
  • Seychellois Creole: kangourou
  • Turkish: kanguru

Further reading

Seychellois Creole

Alternative forms

  • kongoulou

Etymology

Borrowed from French kangourou, English kangaroo.

Noun

kangourou

  1. kangaroo
    Ou lizye i ron parey lizye kongoulou.
    Your eyes are round, like the eyes of a kangaroo.

References

  • Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français
  • Seychelles Creole vocabulary. In: Haspelmath, M. & Tadmor, U. (eds.) World Loanword Database. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.