caillette

French

Etymology

caille ("quail") +‎ -ette, because of the color of certain varieties of the bird.

Pronunciation

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• Homophones: caillettent, caillettes

Noun

caillette f (plural caillettes)

1. abomasum
2. curd (of milk to make cheese)
3. frivolous gossiping woman

Verb

caillette

1. first-person singular present indicative of cailleter
2. third-person singular present indicative of cailleter
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of cailleter
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of cailleter
5. second-person singular imperative of cailleter

Further reading

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