What is the need for having two words for hair in this expression?
aux cheveux poils de carotte
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SydneyKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
aux cheveux poils de carotte
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Asked 1 year ago
Hi Sydney,
Maarten beat me to it, I did spot this yesterday and asked for it to be corrected before answering you.
The colour poil-de-carotte ( invariable) is used to avoid saying
roux
or
rouquin
it means red-haired/ ginger.
Bonne Continuation !
Maarten Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
This is 'poil de carotte' as an adjective (expression) for 'ginger/red' - qualifying the noun cheveux. According to wordreference and Larousse though it is invariable, does not take agreement, and should not be 'poils de carotte'.
https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais-anglais/poil_de_carotte/663125
https://www.wordreference.com/fren/carotte
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aux cheveux poils de carotte
What is the need for having two words for hair in this expression?
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