fouet

English

Noun

fouet (plural fouets)

1. (Scotland) Alternative form of fouat (“houseleek”)

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French

Etymology

Diminutive form of Old French fou (“beech”) (from Latin fagus), with the suffix -et.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fwɛ/

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Noun

fouet m (plural fouets)

1. whip (tool)
2. (cooking) whisk
3. (zoology) tip

Derived terms

• coup de fouet
• fouetter
• de plein fouet

Descendants

• → Catalan: fuet

Further reading

• “fouet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French fou (“beech”) +‎ -et.

Noun

fouet m (plural fouets)

1. (Jersey) whip

Derived terms

• donner du fouet (“to lash”)