goupil

See also: Goupil

French

Etymology

From Old French golpilz, gulpil, vorpil, volpil, from Vulgar Latin *vulpīculus, alteration of vulpēcula (“fox kit”), diminutive of vulpēs. Compare goupille. See also Old Italian volpiglio, Occitan volpìlh, Portuguese golpelha, Spanish vulpeja. Replaced by renard, by euphemism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡu.pil/, /ɡu.pi/

Nomen

goupil m (plural goupils)

1. (obsolete) fox

   Synonym: renard

Further reading

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