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loup.

wolf

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/lu/

  1. wolf

    masculine
    un jeune loup

  2. bass (fish)

    masculine

  3. mask, eyemask

    masculine

  4. flaw

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French loup, from an old western dialectal variant lou of Old French leu and reformed analogically from the feminine louve from Latin lupus (“wolf”). Cognate with Italian lupo; Portuguese and Spanish lobo.

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