lapin
part of speech
noun (lapin, uncountable); French word (le lapin)
meaning for a pupil
1) (French) «Lapin» is the French word for rabbit; it sounds like «la-PAN» with a nasal end to an English ear. tree →
2) In English, lapin is rabbit fur used for clothes, often dyed to look like more expensive fur. tree →
3) In cooking, lapin can appear on menus meaning rabbit meat. tree →
sense in the lessons
In French lessons it is an animal word («J'ai un lapin»: I have a rabbit). In English it is rare and mostly about fur or old-style menus. It is not an ordinary English word for the animal; say «rabbit».
examples
- (French) «Le lapin» means «the rabbit». tree →
- (French) «J'ai un lapin blanc» means «I have a white rabbit». tree →
- In French class we learned «lapin», «chat» and «chien». tree →
- Grandma's old coat has a lapin collar. tree →
- The French restaurant served lapin with mustard. tree →
- (French) «Le lapin mange une carotte»: the rabbit eats a carrot. tree →
- A lapin is not a different animal; it is just rabbit. tree →
- Lapin fur is often dyed. tree →
note
In French it is a masculine noun: le lapin, plural les lapins (the s is silent). In English it is uncountable when it means fur. Say «rabbit» for the animal in English.
Trees and pragmatics
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