orfraie

French

Etymology

From Old French osfraie, inherited from Latin ossifraga (“osprey”), ossifragus (“osprey”), from ossifragus (“bone breaking”). Doublet of ossifrage.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔʁ.fʁɛ/

Noun

orfraie f (plural orfraies)

Derived terms

cri d’orfraie

Further reading

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

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