escarbot

French

Etymology

From Old French escharbot, from Latin scarabaeus (with the suffix -ot added), from Ancient Greek κάραβος (kárabos, “beetle, crayfish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛs.kaʁ.bo/

Noun

escarbot m (plural escarbots)

1. dung beetle

Related terms

• scarabée

Adjective

escarbot (feminine escarbote, masculine plural escarbots, feminine plural escarbotes)

1. (relational) dung beetle

Further reading

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