babouin
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle French babouyne, baboin, from Old French babouin, from baboue (“grimace; muzzle”), of Germanic origin, related to dialectal German Bäppe (“lips; muzzle”), Middle High German beffen (“to bark”), Middle English baffen (“to bark”). See also baff, baffle.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbabouin m (plural babouins)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “babouin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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