chouette

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Contents 1 French 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Derived terms 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Adjective

[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʃwɛt/

  Rhymes: -ɛt

[edit] Etymology 1

Diminutive of Old French choue, from Gaulish *kawa, probably imitative.

[edit] Noun

chouette f. (plural chouettes)

1. owl

[edit] Synonyms

• hibou

[edit] Derived terms

• chouette chevêche
• chouette effraie
• chouette hulotte

[edit] Etymology 2

Probably from a confusion between Etymology 1, above, and a derivative of choueter.

[edit] Adjective

chouette (epicene, plural chouettes)

1. (informal) great