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hanneton

hanneton

French

Noun

hanneton m (plural hannetons)

  1. cockchafer, June bug (US)
  2. (figuratively) scatterbrain

Norman

Etymology

Borrowing from French hanneton, from Frankish *hano (rooster).

Noun

hanneton m (plural hannetons)

  1. (Jersey) cockchafer, May bug