"loup-garou" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌlu.ɡəˈɹuː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-loup-garou.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-loup-garou.wav [US] Forms: loup-garous [plural], loups-garous [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French loup-garou. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|loup-garou}} French loup-garou Head templates: {{en-noun|s|loups-garous}} loup-garou (plural loup-garous or loups-garous)
  1. A werewolf. Wikipedia link: loup-garou Related terms: loogaroo, rougarou
    Sense id: en-loup-garou-en-noun-VfIKThiW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Werewolves

Inflected forms

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