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loir.

dormouse

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/lwaʁ/
  1. dormouse

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French loir, leir, lère, from Vulgar Latin *glirem, from Classical Latin glīrem. Compare Spanish lirón. Cf. also similar loss of initial Latin 'g-' in Old French luissel (from *globuscellum), lemoissel (from *glomiscellum).

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