Similar words
poulpe
pieuvre is more the everyday word; poulpe is more the culinary or scientific term, used on restaurant menus — both mean "octopus."
Similar in other languages
Spanish
pulpo
pulpo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "octopus."
Portuguese
polvo
polvo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "octopus."
Practice
1 What does pieuvre mean?
octopus
2 Fill the gap: La ___ a huit tentacules.
Full sentence: La pieuvre a huit tentacules. (The octopus has eight tentacles.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches pieuvre?
pieuvre: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.