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loup-garou (lo̵̅o̅ gȧ ro̵̅o̅′)

noun pl. loups-garous loups-garous′ (lo̵̅o̅ gȧ ro̵̅o̅′)

werewolf

Etymology: Fr < loup, wolf (< L lupus) + garou, werewolf < OFr garolf < Frank *werwulf, akin to OE werwulf, werewolf

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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As my cajun french grand parents explained to me Loup means crazy and garou means wolf. Loup, as in looney, lunar,etc..

Posted by c daigle 59 days ago.

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