agneau

See also: Agneau

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French agnel, aignel, agniau, from Latin agnellus (according to the TLFi, an early borrowing), diminutive of agnus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ɲo/

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Noun

agneau m (plural agneaux)

Un agneau.

1. lamb (young sheep)
2. lamb (sheep meat)
3. lambskin

Derived terms

• l'Agneau de Dieu
• agneau pascal
• carré d’agneau
• doux comme un agneau
• innocent comme l’agneau qui vient de naître

Related terms

• agnelle
• agnelet

See also

• mouton

Further reading

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