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cailleau.

frogfruit, fogfruit (Phyla nodiflora)

8 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ka.jo/[ka.jo]Louisiana
  1. frogfruit, fogfruit (Phyla nodiflora)

    Louisiana · masculine
  2. wild sage, lantana (Lantana camara)

    Louisiana · masculine
Where this word comes from

Perhaps from caille (“multi-colored”) + -eau (masculine nominal suffix). The alternative spelling caille-eau may reflect a (probably unetymological) re-interpretation from cailler (“to curdle”) + eau (“water”), giving "water curdler".

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