croque-mitaine

See also: croquemitaine

French

Etymology

"The mitten biter," from croque (“bite, crunch”) + mitaine (“mitten”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʁɔk.mi.tɛn/
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Noun

croque-mitaine m (plural croque-mitaines)

bogeyman (menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories)

Further reading

“croque-mitaine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Edouard Brasey, L'encyclopédie du merveilleux, T3 : Des peuples de l'ombre, Le Pré aux Clercs, 2006, pp. 14–16.

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French croque-mitaine.

Noun

croque-mitaine m (plural croque-mitaines)

(Jersey) bogeyman

Synonyms

barbou

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