FROG


Meaning of FROG in English

/ frɒg; NAmE frɔːg; frɑːg/ noun

1.

a small animal with smooth skin, that lives both on land and in water (= is an amphibian ). Frogs have very long back legs for jumping, and no tail :

the croaking of frogs

2.

Frog ( informal ) an offensive word for a French person

IDIOMS

- have, etc. a frog in your throat

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English frogga , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vors and German Frosch . Used as a general term of abuse in Middle English , the term was applied specifically to the Dutch in the 17th cent.; its application to the French (late 18th cent.) is partly alliterative, partly from the reputation of the French for eating frogs' legs.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.