chouette

French

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Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ʃwɛt/
• Rhymes: -ɛt

Etymology 1

From Old French çuete, diminutive of choë, cauwe, from Old Dutch *kāwa ‘jackdaw’ (compare Dutch kauw), from Proto-Germanic *kawō, from Proto-Indo-European *geh₁(i)- ‘sing’.

Noun

chouette f (plural chouettes)

1. owl (specifically, an owl without a crest)

See also

• hibou

Derived terms

• chouette chevêche
• chouette effraie
• chouette hulotte

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

chouette (masculine and feminine, plural chouettes)

1. (informal) great, cool, swell

Interjection

chouette

1. (informal) Uttered when one learns of something pleasing