piaf

French

Etymology

Possibly onomatopoeic; see pioupiou

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pjaf/

Noun

piaf m (plural piafs)

  1. sparrow
    C'était un gros élastique monté, une espèce de fronde, un double crochet, un truc pour abattre les piafs. (Céline, Mort à crédit, 1936)

Derived terms
  • Édith Piaf (born: Édith Giovanna Gassion, also known as: "La Môme Piaf")

References

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

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