loup-garou
werewolf
noun loo gah-ROO Rare
Origin: Old French loup (wolf) + garou (werewolf, from Frankish)
Usage Note
Loup-garou is always hyphenated and takes a masculine article. The plural is loups-garous. The word is deeply embedded in French regional folklore; beliefs in werewolves were widespread in early modern France, and several famous trials for lycanthropy occurred there in the 16th century.
Examples
"Les enfants ont peur du loup-garou."
Natural Translation
The children are afraid of the werewolf.

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