labous

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton lapoucc, laboucc, of unknown origin. Comparisons have been made with Latin locusta, lacusta (“locust, lobster”) and Old English loppestre (whence English lobster), but these present clear phonetic and semantic difficulties if interpreted as cognates.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑːbus/

Noun

labous m (plural laboused)

1. bird

Synonyms

• evn

References

• Cornillet, Gérard (2017), “labous”, in Geriadur galleg brezhoneg, dictionnaire français breton‎^[1] (in French), page 821

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French la bouche.

Noun

labous

1. mouth

References

• Carpooran, Arnaud (2011), Diksioner Morisien [Mauritian Dictionary] (in Mauritian Creole), second edition, Éditions Le Printemps, →ISBN, page 563