hanneton

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French hanneton, from Old French haneton, from Frankish *hanō (“rooster”), from Proto-Germanic *hanô; + -et +‎ -on.

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /an.tɔ̃/

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Noun

hanneton m (plural hannetons)

1. cockchafer, June bug (US)
2. (figuratively) scatterbrain

Derived terms

• ne pas être piqué des hannetons

 

Descendants

• → Norman: hanneton

Further reading

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

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French hanneton, from Frankish *hano (“rooster”).

Noun

hanneton m (plural hannetons)

1. (Jersey) cockchafer, May bug