frelon

From Frankish *hurslo, adapted to forsleone in the Glosses of Reichenau.

• IPA^(key): /fʁə.lɔ̃/

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frelon m (plural frelons)

1. hornet

   Synonym: (Louisiana) hornette f

   frelon européen ― European hornet

   frelon asiatique ― Asian hornet

• abeille
• guêpe
• bourdon

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

• ronfle, ronflé