morue
French
Etymology
From Old French morlue, a compound of Breton mor (“sea”) + Old French lus (“pike”). Cognate with the specific name in Gadus morhua. Likewise, cognate with English milwell (an old word spelled many ways before English spelling was standardized).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔ.ʁy/
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Noun
morue f (plural morues)
- cod
- (derogatory) a whore; a broad
- (derogatory) an ugly person; an oaf
- Synonym: thon
Derived terms
- huile de foie de morue
- morue charbonnier
Descendants
Further reading
- “morue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Middle English
Noun
morue
- alternative form of morwe