English

Noun

loup-garou ‎(plural loup-garous)

1. A werewolf.
   • Brinton

     The superstition of the loup-garou, or werewolf, belongs to the folklore of most modern nations, and has its reflex in the story of "Little Red Riding-hood" and others.

French

Etymology

From Old French leu garoul, compound of leu ‎(“wolf”) + garoul ‎(“werewolf”), from warous, from Frankish wari wulf.

Note that etymologically, the term is a pleonasm – “wolf-werewolf” – as reflected in the /u/ /u/ rhyme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lu.ɡa.ʁu/

Noun

loup-garou m ‎(plural loups-garous)

1. werewolf