luciole

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian lucciola.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ly.sjɔl/
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Noun

luciole f (plural lucioles)

firefly
- 1975, Yves Simon (lyrics and music), “Raconte-toi”:
  Envoie toutes sortes de messages / Aux inconnus et lucioles de passage
  Send all sorts of messages / To passing strangers and fireflies

Further reading

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

Anagrams

couille

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