pastoureau
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Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Middle French pastoureau, from older pastourel, from Old French pastorel, from pastor + -el (diminutive suffix). Equivalent to modern pasteur + -eau. The ou is due to the pretonic position (cf. douloureux vs. douleur, prouver vs. preuve).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pastoureau m (plural pastoureaux, feminine pastourelle)
- young shepherd
Further reading[edit]
- “pastoureau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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