faraud

French

Etymology

Borrowed (1725) from Spanish faraute "presentor [who has nice clothes] introducing the beginning of a comedy (1611)", "war messenger (1646)", and "herald"; borrowed as haraute (the germanic h becomes f in Castilian, XVth) from Old French heraut, hiraut (modern héraut) from Frankish *heriwald evolution of Proto-Germanic *harjawaldaz, a compound consisting of Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“army”) + *h₂welh₁- (“to rule”). Compare Walter, which has these elements reversed.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fa.ʁo/
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Adjective

faraud (feminine faraude, masculine plural farauds, feminine plural faraudes)

  1. smug or proud of one's appearance or clothing

Descendants
  • Louisiana Creole: faraud

Further reading

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

From French faraud (“proudly dressed”).

Verb

faraud

  1. to dress well

References
  • Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales
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