maringouin

maringouin [mar-uh n-gwan; French ma-ran-gwan] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural mar·in·gouins [mar-uh n-gwanz; French ma-ran-gwan] /ˌmær ənˈgwɛ̃z; French ma rɛ̃ˈgwɛ̃/. Louisiana.

1. a mosquito, especially a large swamp mosquito.

Origin of maringouin Louisiana French, French; earlier marigoin, marigon, said to be Tupi marui(m), mbarigui Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for maringouin Historical Examples of maringouin

He was of a lively, active disposition and known by his comrades as “Maringouin” (mosquito).

Lyman’s History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 1 (of 2)

William Denison Lyman

Looking down into it, I see many larvae of the maringouin, or large mosquito: no fish.

Two Years in the French West Indies

Lafcadio Hearn

Of mosquitoes and maringouin mosquitoes and all insects of that sort, the females alone prick and suck the blood of mammifers.

The Natural Philosophy of Love

Remy de Gourmont