feu follet

French

Etymology

From feu (“fire”) +‎ follet (“sprite”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fø fɔ.lɛ/

Noun

feu follet m (plural feux follets)

atmospheric ghost light
Synonym: flammerole
(folklore) will-o'-the-wisp
Hypernym: follet

Hyponym: ma troi

Further reading

“follet” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
“follet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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