mouche à miel

French

Etymology

Literally, "honey fly".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.ʃ‿a mjɛl/
    • Audio:(file)
  • (Louisiana) IPA(key): /mu.ʃ‿a mjɛl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛl
  • Homophone: mouches à miel

Noun

mouche à miel f (plural mouches à miel)

  1. (archaic or literary except Louisiana) bee, honeybee
    Synonym: abeille f
    • 2010, Albert Valdman, Kevin J. Rottet, Barry Jean Ancelet, Richard Guidry, Thomas A. Klingler, Amanda LaFleur, Tamara Lindner, Michael D. Picone, Dominique Ryon, editors, Dictionary of Louisiana French: as Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian communities, page 390:
      Quand une mouche à miel le piquait c’était mauvais, mauvais, mauvais.
      When a bee would sting him, it'd be bad, bad, bad.

Derived terms

  • coureur de mouches m
  • mouchier m
  • panier à mouches m

See also

  • bourdon m (“bumblebee”)
  • mouche à feu f (“firefly”)
  • mouche à ver f (“blowfly, green fly, maggot fly”)
  • mouche catalique f (“Spanish fly”)

Further reading

  • Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN)
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