écureuil

French

Etymology

Old French escurel from Late Latin *scūriolus, diminutive of *scūrius, variant of Classical Latin sciūrus, from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.ky.ʁœj/
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(Louisiana) IPA^(key): [zi.ki.ɾœj]
Homophone: écureuils
Hyphenation: é‧cu‧reuil

Noun

écureuil m (plural écureuils)

squirrel

Further reading

“écureuil” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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