cailleau

French

Alternative forms

  • caille-eau

Etymology

Perhaps from caille (“multi-colored”) +‎ -eau (masculine nominal suffix). The alternative spelling caille-eau may reflect a probably unetymological re-interpretation (from cailler (“to curdle”) + eau (“water”), giving "water curdler").

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.jo/
  • (Louisiana) IPA(key): /ka.jo/
  • Rhymes: -o
  • Homophones: Cailhau, Caillau, Caillaux, caille-eau, caille-eaux, cailleaux

Noun

cailleau m (plural cailleaux)

  1. (Louisiana) frogfruit, fogfruit
  2. (Louisiana) wild sage, lantana

Further reading

  • Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN)
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