loup-garou [< Cdn F < F loup wolf + garou < OF garoul < Gmc, whence also E werewolf] DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1 n.
a werewolf.
See also: Indian devil (def. 3) Weetigo
- This term and the superstition came to New France with the first settlers; in later use among the voyageurs and the French half-breeds, the loup-garou was confused with the Weetigo of the Algonkian peoples.
2 n. — Que.
See quote.