frelon
See also: frêlon
French
Etymology
From Frankish *hurslo, adapted to forsleone in the Glosses of Reichenau.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fʁə.lɔ̃/
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Noun
frelon m (plural frelons)
- hornet
- Synonym: (Louisiana) hornette f
- frelon européen ― European hornet
- frelon asiatique ― Asian hornet
See also
Further reading
- “frelon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.