marmotte

See also: marmotté

French

marmotte

Etymology

From Romansch murmont, from Latin mūrem montis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maʁ.mɔt/

Noun

marmotte f (plural marmottes)

marmot (rodent of the genus Marmota)
(figuratively) person who sleeps a lot

Further reading

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

Italian

Noun

marmotte f

plural of marmotta

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