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furet.

ferret

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/fy.ʁɛ/

  1. ferret

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old French furet, furret, from Vulgar Latin *fūrittus (literally “little thief”) (compare Italian furetto), diminutive of Latin fūr (“thief”). See also Old French fuiron (“weasel, ferret”), from Vulgar Latin *fūriō, fūriōnem, from Late Latin fūrō (“cat; robber”) (compare Portuguese furão), diminutive of Latin fūr (“thief”).

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