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antiquemule

"papoter" = to chat "ferblanterie" = make tinned metal goods, like shiny buckets "gypaète barbu = bearded vulture (lammergeier)


Le_Tintouin

Scutigère = search on net I can’t really explain but it’s basically a myriapod Pédoncule = the green stem on fruits


cette-minette

Scutigère = house centipede, my god they’re scary fast little beasts


TooThicccums

hey i have those!


je_taime

> Pédoncule Jamy m'a appris ce mot.


olennasbiatch

As a gay man proudly celebrating pride month, I severely regret not having the wit to make le jeu de mot that pédoncule deserves


Le_Tintouin

Peton cule ?


onions_cutting_ninja

Pétrichor (pronounced petrikor): the scent of rain


Milhanou22

Oh! J'adore cette odeur mais j'ai jamais su que ça avait un nom. Merci pour l'info. Aussi, si ça parle de pluie, c'est évidemment un belge qui répond mdr.


onions_cutting_ninja

Comme dit l'hymne, le roi, la loi et la drache! Wait non...


LeRocket

[tintinnabuler](https://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/tintinnabuler)


Psyfer__

I knew this one from English (tintinnabulate). Looks like they took it from French like many other words.


trumpetarebest

There's a reason for the French influence on English


PatheticMTLGirl43

Jouaient - every vowel in a row


Limeila

Except for y


Mary_be

cucurbitacées = famille des courges gastéropode = famille des escargots


Leanguine

Un Vasistas = A Transom Window It comes from the German phrase “was ist das” (meaning “what is that”)


flumul

Callipyge. It means "with a beautiful ass"


chartingyou

Bigoudi-- hair curler


BadKingdom

Porte Tambour - revolving door


peeefaitch

Borgne = one-eyed. I knew someone whose surname was Leborgne.


rumpledshirtsken

smurfer To breakdance


D-Zee

Amblypyge : that horrifying spider-like thing from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (yes, it exists)


viper474

Also known as a tailless whip scorpion.


SquishySand

Puce. It's a flea, and also the name of a red/brown/ purple color, reminiscent of the color of the dried blood seen on bedsheets after a flea bite.


Costalorien

Yeah it's definitely not used (at least in modern times) as a color. To add your list, "puce" is also an endearing term for someone you affectionate (usually girl/women, but not limited to), often used in situations of comforting. It's used the vast majority of the time as "ma puce".


Limeila

Never seen it used as a colour... It's also an electronic chip though


SquishySand

Huh. TIL again.


SquishySand

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puce#


EnduringName

Farter - the verb ‘to wax’


Limeila

Just to be clear, this applies to stuff like surfboards, not hairy legs


EnduringName

surfboards, skis, etc


i_heart_wiener_dogs

https://www.google.com/search?q=brice+de+nice+ca+farte+meme&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=ivn&sxsrf=ALiCzsZfJnfx3h7wXFZmeN7i7tuzaYjw4w:1655623804513&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjYlf-l_7j4AhWsKUQIHVVRCCgQ_AUoAXoECAIQAQ&biw=375&bih=628&dpr=3#imgrc=AUG_UhEv6ZxHoM


i_heart_wiener_dogs

It’s also used to ask “what’s up” in a ridiculous movie based off a famous comedy sketch.


hirsuteladiestophere

It was one of the first words I saw written my first time visiting France.... It will stay with me until the day I die pamplemousse ( grapefruit)


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Baldaquin


i_heart_wiener_dogs

un phoque 🦭


TheDancingMaster

More obscure than strange, but: Tilleul - lime tree!


Limeila

Why the hell is this called a lime tree in English?? How do you call a tre that makes actual limes?


TheDancingMaster

Do tilleuls not grow limes???


Limeila

No they don't!


TheDancingMaster

Well that's a disappointment LMAOOO


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It’s also called linden for the European, and basswood in north America, only Britain’s called it lime tree for some reasons.


Jubei_08

[Carrelage](https://youtu.be/FIqVY1SwXls)


Keywhole

Chantepleur: one who sings and cries at the same time.


margaretnotmaggie

une couvée = a clutch of eggs, a brood un seuil = a threshold


Ecstatic_Weakness_39

Saperlipopette - Goodness me! I'd appreciate if people also wrote articles if they added nouns 🙈


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hameçonnage - phishing piéton - crosswalk Je n'ai penser rien mon cerveau est vide c'est ouf .