scarabée

See also: scarabee

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French scarabée, borrowed from Latin scarabaeus, from Ancient Greek κάραβος (kárabos). Compare the inherited doublet escarbot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ska.ʁa.be/
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Noun

scarabée m (plural scarabées)

  1. beetle

Further reading

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

First attested 1526,[1] borrowed from Latin scarabaeus.

Noun

scarabée m (plural scarabées)

  1. beetle

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → English: scarab
  • French: scarabée

References

  1. ^ Etymology and history of “scarabée”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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