troupeau

French

Etymology

Diminutive of Medieval Latin troppus (“flock”) or suffixed form of unattested Old French *trop (“group, crowd”), from Frankish *þorp.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʁu.po/
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Noun

troupeau m (plural troupeaux)

  1. herd (of horses, bulls, elephants, buffalo etc.)
  2. drove (of animals being transported)
  3. flock (of sheep); gaggle (of geese)

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