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Level A2 (Upper Beginner)
Published March 17, 2026 — Lesson written by French teacher David Issokson for students who want to learn French online, with native audio by Marie Assel Cambier, a voice artist from France.
The French Word of the Day is cuisses de grenouille, meaning “frog legs.” This famous dish is often associated with French cuisine and has even become a stereotype about the French. But do French people actually eat cuisses de grenouille, and how is this term used in everyday French?
📘 Cuisses de grenouille meaning in French
Cuisses de grenouille (f.) translates literally to “thighs of frog” and means “frog legs” in French, a traditional dish in French cuisine. The dish is typically prepared by frying or sautéing the frog legs in butter with garlic and parsley. Frog legs are known for their tender texture and mild flavor, which is often compared to chicken. They are usually served as an appetizer or main dish in traditional French restaurants.
🐸 Do the French actually eat frog legs?
Frog legs are strongly associated with France, but most French people do not eat them very often today. The dish exists and can still be found in some traditional restaurants, but it is not a common everyday meal. The association partly comes from old British jokes about the French as “frog-eaters,” which later led to the derogatory nickname “frogs.”
🎧 Cuisses de grenouille pronunciation in French
The pronunciation of cuisses de grenouille is /kɥis də ɡʁə.nuj/ (IPA), which sounds roughly like “kweess duh gruh-NOO-y.”
📝 Cuisses de grenouille usage examples
J’ai goûté des cuisses de grenouille en France.
I tasted frog legs in France.
Elle prépare des cuisses de grenouille frites.
She is preparing fried frog legs.
Avez-vous déjà mangé des cuisses de grenouille ?
Have you ever eaten frog legs?
Vos cuisses de grenouille sont vraiment délicieuses !
Your frog legs are really delicious!
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🔗 Related words and expressions
- la grenouille — frog
- les cuisses — legs, thighs
- les escargots — snails
- le beurre — butter
- l’ail — garlic
- le persil — parsley
- la cuisine française — French cuisine
- un plat traditionnel — a traditional dish
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