Frogeater

/ˈfrɒɡiːtər/ noun

Definition

A person or animal that eats frogs, or historically, a derogatory term for French people (because of French cuisine).

Etymology

From 'frog' plus 'eater' (from Old English 'etan,' to eat). As a slur, it emerged in the 19th century due to French consumption of frog legs.

Kelly Says

The term 'frogeater' reveals how food choices become cultural markers and even insults—frog legs remain a delicacy in France today, though the slur was never as common in everyday use as pop culture suggests!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አምጥ 食人
am-t shi-tin
ARالعربية
أكل الضفادع
akl ad-dafad'
BNবাংলা
ব্যাঙের খেত
byang-er khe-t
CACatalà
menjador de granotes
men-ja-dor de gra-no-tes
CSČeština
žábažrout
zhaba-zrou-t
DADansk
frøæter
fro-e-ter
DEDeutsch
Froschfresser
frohsch-fress-er
ELΕλληνικά
φάγος βάτραχων
fa-gos ba-tra-chon
ESEspañol
comilón de ranas
koh-mee-lohn deh rah-nas
FAفارسی
خورندهٔ قورباغه
kho-r-andeh qor-ba-ghe
FISuomi
sammakkojen syöjä
sam-mak-ko-jen syo-ja
FRFrançais
gourmand de grenouilles
goo-mahn duh greh-noo-ee
GUGU
કાંકરી ખાનાર
kaan-kari kha-na-ar
HAHA
maganin kifi
ma-ga-nin ki-fi
HEעברית
אוהב צפרדעים
ohev tzafar-de-im
HIहिन्दी
मेंढक खाने वाला
men-dhak kha-ne wa-la
HUMagyar
békaevő
be-ka-evo
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemakan katak
pe-ma-kan ka-tak
IGIG
ọkpụkpụrụ ẹkụ
ok-pu-ku-ru ek-u
ITItaliano
mangia rana
man-gia ra-na
JA日本語
カエル食人
kaeru-shokujin
KKKK
қоңыздан ұйық
qongy-zdan uy-yq
KMKM
អ្នកអាចប្រើបាន
an-ak a-cha-prou-ba-na
KO한국어
개구리 먹는 사람
gaegyuri meokneun saram
MRMR
काकडे खाद्ये
ka-ka-de kha-dye
MSBahasa Melayu
pemakan katak
pe-ma-kan ka-tak
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွဲစား
kye-sya
NLNederlands
kikkereter
kik-ker-e-ter
NONorsk
frosketer
frosk-e-ter
PAPA
ਭੂਤ-ਖਾਣ
bhoot-khaan
PLPolski
jadłowiec żab
yad-wo-vye zh-ab
PTPortuguês
comedor de rãs
koh-meh-dor deh rass
RORomână
mănâncă broaște
man-an-ca bro-as-te
RUРусский
Кузнечик едок
kuznetshik yedok
SVSvenska
grodätare
grod-a-tare
SWKiswahili
mwanaume wa kula mbuzi
mwan-a-mu-wa ku-la m-bu-zi
TAதமிழ்
பூச்சி உண்ணும்
poo-chi un-num
TEతెలుగు
ఉల్లిపాయ తినేవాడు
ulli-pa-ya-ti-ne-va-du
THไทย
กินหนอน
gin non
TLTL
taga-katak
ta-ga-ka-tak
TRTürkçe
kurbağa yiyici
kur-ba-gha yi-yi-ci
UKУкраїнська
жаб'ячий
zhab-yachiy
URاردو
گھڑی کھانے والا
ghari khanay wala
VITiếng Việt
người ăn cóc
ngoi an cok
YOYO
ọ̀kọ̀pọ̀kọ̀ ẹ̀kọ̀
o-ko-po-ko e-ko
ZH中文
青蛙食者
qīngwā shí zhě
ZUZU
umshayeli wezulu
oom-sha-ye-li we-zu-lu

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