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Frogs legs frying in a pan in France. Frog legs, or cuisses de grenouille as it is known in France, are a traditional dish particularly found in the region of the Dombes (département of Ain). Eaten for over a thousand years, they have been part of the national diet of France. [2] Roughly 4,000 tonnes of frog legs are consumed every year in ...
Frogs are eaten, notably in France. One dish is known as cuisses de grenouille, frogs' legs, and although it is not especially common, it is taken as indicative of French cuisine. From this, "frog" has also developed into a common derogatory term for French people in English. [40]
(Chile) used in Chile to refer to French people. [175] Gabacho (Chile) a French person. According to Oreste Plath this name may derive from the one or various placenames in the Pyreneean foothills. [175] Frog (Eater) (English speaking world) A reference to Frog legs [176]
The popularity of the famous French delicacy of cuisses de grenouille, or frogs’ legs, is threatening the existence of certain frog species, a group of more than 500 environmental campaigners ...
Pages in category "French slang" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Article 15 (idiom) G.
a stereotypically effeminate gay man or lesbian (slang, pronounced as written). In French, femme (pronounced 'fam') means "woman." fin de siècle comparable to (but not exactly the same as) turn-of-the-century but with a connotation of decadence, usually applied to the period from 1890 through 1910. In French, it means "end of the century", but ...
The city's colorful history includes Native Americans, the French and the Spanish. New Orleans, consequently, has a mixed pedigree of influences when it comes to architecture, food, customs, and ...
to which the response given would be something like, "Yeah right, and cows fly". Other variations slightly fallen into disuse include cuando las ranas crien pelo ("when frogs grow hair") and cuando San Juan agache el dedo ("when Saint John bends his finger"). The latter is a reference to the common depiction of St. John with one or two extended ...