chouette
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[edit] French
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Etymology 1
Diminutive of Old French choue, from Gaulish *kawannos, probably imitative.
[edit] Noun
chouette f. (plural chouettes)
- owl (specifically, an owl without a crest)
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[edit] Etymology 2
Probably from a confusion between Etymology 1, above, and a derivative of choueter.
[edit] Adjective
chouette (epicene, plural chouettes)
[edit] Interjection
chouette!
- (informal) Uttered when one learns of something pleasing
