freux

French

Etymology

From a variant of Old French fru, from Vulgar Latin *frocum, from Frankish *hrōk. Compare English rook.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʁø/

Noun

freux m (plural freux)

1. rook (bird)

   Synonym: grolle

Derived terms

• corbeau freux

See also

• corbeau

Further reading

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