luciole
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian lucciola.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
luciole f (plural lucioles)
- firefly
- 1975, Yves Simon (lyrics and music), “Raconte-toi”:
- Envoie toutes sortes de messages / Aux inconnus et lucioles de passage
- Send all sorts of messages / To passing strangers and fireflies
Further reading[edit]
- “luciole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.