mouette

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French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Middle French mouette, from Old French moette, diminutive of Old French maoe (Anglo-Norman mave, mauve), from Old English mǣw (“seagull”), from Proto-Germanic *maihwaz, *maiwaz (“seagull”). Compare mauvis. More at mew.

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Noun [edit]

mouette f (plural mouettes)

  1. gull, seagull
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