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crapaud¹

  • /ˈkɹæpəʊ/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French crapaud (“toad”). Doublet of crappo.

noun crapauds

  1. obsolete A toad.
  2. derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur A French person.

Crapaud²

  • /kræˈpoʊ/

Rhymes with -əʊ

Where it comes from

Derived from the French toponym Rivière aux Crapauds, the name of which derives in turn from the term crapaud de mer (“eel, anguilliform”).

proper noun

  1. A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

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"crapaud." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/crapaud. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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crapaud. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/crapaud

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"crapaud." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/crapaud.

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@misc{crapaud_2026,
  title = {crapaud},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crapaud},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}