troupeau

French

Etymology

Suffixed form of unattested Old French *trop (“group, crowd”), from Frankish *thorp.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʁu.po/
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Noun

troupeau m (plural troupeaux)

herd (of horses, bulls, elephants, buffalo etc.)
drove (of animals being transported)
flock (of sheep); gaggle (of geese)

See also

manade

Further reading

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

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