gripau

Catalan

Alternative forms

gripal, grapal

Etymology

Unknown derivation, possibly from Occitan grapaut or French crapaud, which both likely derived from Frankish *krappō (“hook”).

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ɡɾiˈpaw/
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Noun

gripau m (plural gripaus)

Synonyms

(toad): calàpet

See also

Further reading

“gripau” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“gripau”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023

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