noun, masculine/ʃtʁumf/plural: schtroumpfs
smurf; dwarf, midget
Coined by Peyo, probably from German Strumpf (“stocking, sock”), which is not semantically related, but peculiar and “funny sounding” to the French ear because of the unfamiliar combinations of consonants. See also smurf.
adjective/ʃtʁumf/
smurfy
Related: schtroumpfage, schtroumpfer, schtroumpfement
Coined by Peyo, probably from German Strumpf (“stocking, sock”), which is not semantically related, but peculiar and “funny sounding” to the French ear because of the unfamiliar combinations of consonants. See also smurf.