maquereau

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.kʁo/
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Etymology 1

From Old French maquerel.

Noun

maquereau m (plural maquereaux)

mackerel

Derived terms

groseille à maquereau (“gooseberry”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch makelaar (“broker”).

Noun

maquereau m (plural maquereaux, feminine maquerelle)

(colloquial) pimp
Synonyms: mac, proxénète

Further reading

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

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French maquereau.

Noun

maquereau m (plural maquereaus)

(Jersey) pimp

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