"zwazo" meaning in Mauritian Creole

See zwazo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: zozo [alternative]
Etymology: From French oiseau. In French, the plural word oiseaux is commonly preceded by a word, such as aux, les or mes, whose final s or x is not pronounced except in front of vowels, where it is pronounced /z/. As a result, oiseaux was reanalyzed as having /z/ at the beginning. Etymology templates: {{der|mfe|fr|oiseau}} French oiseau, {{mfeetylz|oiseaux}} In French, the plural word oiseaux is commonly preceded by a word, such as aux, les or mes, whose final s or x is not pronounced except in front of vowels, where it is pronounced /z/. As a result, oiseaux was reanalyzed as having /z/ at the beginning. Head templates: {{head|mfe|noun}} zwazo
  1. bird
    Sense id: en-zwazo-mfe-noun-elF57swP Categories (other): Mauritian Creole entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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