d'mouaîselle
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Norman[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French damoisele, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella, diminutive of Latin domina.
Noun[edit]
d'mouaîselle f (plural d'mouaîselles)
- (Jersey) young lady
- (Jersey) nursehound, large-spotted dogfish, greater spotted dogfish, bull huss (Scyliorhinus stellaris)
- (Jersey) spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthius)
- (Jersey) great tit (Parus major)
Synonyms[edit]
- (Scyliorhinus stellaris): rousse, tchian d'mé
- (Squalus acanthius): mataud, brotchet
- (Parus major): bliu-bonnet
Derived terms[edit]
- démouaîselle du Ouaisné (“Dartford warbler”)