freux

French

Etymology

From Middle French freux, freu, from Old French fru, frox (“rook”), from Frankish *hrōk (“rook”), from Proto-Germanic *hrōkaz (“rook, crow”). Cognate with Old English hrōc (“rook”). More at rook.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fʁø/

Noun

freux m (plural freux)

rook (bird)
Synonym: grolle

Derived terms

corbeau freux

See also

corbeau

Further reading

“freux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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