crabe

French

Etymology

From a Norman dialect (compare Jèrriais crabe), partly from Old Norse krabbi and partly from Middle Dutch crabbe, both from Proto-Germanic *krabbô. Cognate with Old English crabba (“crab; crayfish”). More at crab.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʁab/
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Noun

crabe m (plural crabes)

crab
(informal) cancer

Derived terms

Terms derived from crabe

coquillier-crabier
crabier
crabier à ventre roux
crabier blanc
crabier bois
crabier caiot
crabier chevelu
crabier commun

crabier de Gray
crabier de Mahon
crabier grosse tête
crabier-radar
crochet à crabes
grand crabier blanc
héron crabier

héron crabier chevelu
macaque crabier
marcher en crabe
panier de crabes
phoque crabier
pince à crabes
renard crabier

Further reading

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

Anagrams

berça, cabre, cabré

Norman

Alternative forms

crabbe (Guernsey)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse krabbi.

Noun

crabe f (plural crabes)

(Jersey) (edible) crab
(Jersey) louse

Synonyms

bliu, poux (“louse”)

Derived terms

Terms derived from crabe

crabe à co (“crayfish”)
crabe grégeaise (“lady crab”)

rouoge crabe (“wrinkled crab”)

vèrte crabe (“shore crab”)

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