Frogs French Noun Frɒɡ Frɑːɡ Croaking Jumped Pond

• the croaking of frogs
• the frog jumped into the pond.
• there are three native species of frogs and toads in the uk.

frog

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.
• SEE ALSO tadpole
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/tadpole
• the croaking of frogs
• The frog jumped into the pond.
• There are three native species of frogs and toads in the UK.
2. an offensive word for a French person
3. to lose your voice or be unable to speak clearly for a short time

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.